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Guardian of a Dying Flame Sariputra and the End of Late Indian Buddhism (c. 1335-1426)

Guardian of a Dying Flame Sariputra and the End of Late Indian Buddhism (c. 1335-1426)

$113
Author:Arthur Philip McKeown
ISBN 13:9789359443492
Binding:Hardbound
Language:English
Year:2025
Pages:xvi+439pp., 26cm,
Published On:7th January 2025
Subject:Philosophy and Religion/Buddhism

About the Book

The study describes later Indian Buddhism through a detailed examination of the life of Sariputra (c. 1335–1426), the last known abbot of the Bodhgaya Mahavihara, whose very presence extends Indian Buddhism by two centuries. This work also provides a view into the legacy of Indian Buddhism in fifteenth-century Nepal, Tibet, and China. McKeown follows Sariputra’s travels and works throughout pan-Buddhist Asia, from restoring the Swayambhunatha caitya in Nepal and establishing tantric lineages in Tibet to overseeing the rebuilding of the Mahabodhi temple in Ming Dynasty Beijing. McKeown centers his examination on newly revealed Tibetan and Chinese biographies of Sariputra, as well as looking at a collection of historical documents in Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese. These sources point to a fundamental reconsideration of later Indian Buddhism, its relationship with Brahmanism and Islam, and its enduring importance throughout Central, East, and Southeast Asia.