عنوان

A Curious Case of Contingency:

شماره

LA115944

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

A Curious Case of Contingency:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

the Buddha and Buddhists on Caste

نام نخستين پديدآور

Paul van der Velde

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

A meeting in South India (Bylakuppe) with a group of Buddhists, followers of the low-caste politician Ambedkar led to a closer investigation of the often found idea that the Buddha opposed the caste system. In this contribution we focus on the tension between the generally held ideas if it comes to the Buddha's attitude of the caste system (rejection) and everyday practice of a modern group of followers. For this, apart from the exposure in Bylakuppe several episodes from the Pali canon were investigated. It was the unexpected course and the end of the meeting in Byalakuppe that brought the researcher to this reflection, surprised as he was by the course of events. This lead to a renewed reading of several of the ancient sources that are usually brought forward if it comes to the Buddha and caste distinctions. In his own words, a case of 'creative contingency' ensuing in a reflection that things were yet more complicated than they seemed to be at first sight. Methodologically speaking one could say this is a field observation that led to a further reflection and a closer investigation of ancient textual sources. A meeting in South India (Bylakuppe) with a group of Buddhists, followers of the low-caste politician Ambedkar led to a closer investigation of the often found idea that the Buddha opposed the caste system. In this contribution we focus on the tension between the generally held ideas if it comes to the Buddha's attitude of the caste system (rejection) and everyday practice of a modern group of followers. For this, apart from the exposure in Bylakuppe several episodes from the Pali canon were investigated. It was the unexpected course and the end of the meeting in Byalakuppe that brought the researcher to this reflection, surprised as he was by the course of events. This lead to a renewed reading of several of the ancient sources that are usually brought forward if it comes to the Buddha and caste distinctions. In his own words, a case of 'creative contingency' ensuing in a reflection that things were yet more complicated than they seemed to be at first sight. Methodologically speaking one could say this is a field observation that led to a further reflection and a closer investigation of ancient textual sources.

تاريخ نشر

2019

توصيف ظاهري

314-335

عنوان

Journal of Empirical Theology

شماره جلد

32/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-9256

اصطلاح موضوعی

Ambedkar

اصطلاح موضوعی

Buddhism

اصطلاح موضوعی

caste system

اصطلاح موضوعی

discrimination

اصطلاح موضوعی

pure/impure

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Paul van der Velde

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15709256-12341397

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y