Studies in Dhāraṇī Literature iv: A Nāga Altar in 5th Century India

Davidson, Ronald M.

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“…While there is no Chinese version of the VTSKR, T 1007, the "Root Mantra (-dhāraṇī) Sūtra", translated into Chinese in the sixth century and studied in Davidson (2017a), reveals a number of similarities. T 1027, the "Vajra Blaze Dhāraṇī to Stop Wind and Rain", translated by Bodhiruci around 700 CE and referred to in Schmithausen (1997: 63-64), also shares many features with this scripture.…”

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“…side, Sanderson (2015) 7 analyses Śākta texts and provides instances of various relevant rituals for crop protection, calming bad weather and Nāgas, and binding Nāgas at their residence lake. 8 In another recent article, Davidson (2017a) gives a treatment of Buddhist rites focussing on a Nāga altar in fifth-century India, along with Chinese sources. Finally, there are a couple of studies on South Asian weather rituals in general: Khatry (1996) describes the Buddhist Matsyendranāth rain festival in the Kathmandu Valley; Willis (2009) examines Udayagiri monsoon rites, while Vajracharya (2016) discusses this wider topic along with the presentation of manifold materials from Nepal.…”

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Nāga s are snake‐like spirits associated with water and abundance. Although they originate in India they spread to Southeast Asia and East Asia in various forms. There is strong evidence suggesting that these spirits were worshipped independently by localized cults across India, but, over time, most of these cults were co‐opted by other organized religions, most notably Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Appearing as multi‐headed cobras or as humans with snake hoods above their heads, nāga s are visible in the art of many traditions. Most were associated with a specific pond, tank, river, or other body of water and from these locations they were believed to exert influence over the abundance or scarcity of local water. In literature the nāga s are typically portrayed positively, but they could occasionally be cruel. Several religious communities claimed control over these deities and thereby claimed control over local water. These claims may also be linked to changes in irrigation and water control.

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Retellings of the Buddha’s life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through roughly 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. Buddhists embody the story when they meditate, and when novices shear their hair, don robes, and ask permission to leave home. His story is the model for hagiographies of exemplary Buddhists to follow, from experiencing a moment of insight akin to the Four Sights, to the experience of tearing themselves away from their families to make a great departure, to a period of searching, to the moment when awakening is finally accomplished. The Buddha’s story is therefore not just the Buddha’s story; it is the story upon which the tradition rests. In this volume, we articulate the Buddha Blueprint, the underlying and foundational pattern that holds the life story of a buddha together. We retell the episodes of Buddha Gautama’s extended life story, keeping in mind the cosmic arc of his narrative. The contributors are all prominent scholars of South Asian texts and traditions who have dedicated their careers to exploring hagiographical materials, each applying their own methodological and theoretical interests to shed new light on the enduring story of Buddhism. Our book, using multiple perspectives, voices, and sources, underscores the multivalent centrality of this story.

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Studies in Dhāraṇī Literature iv: A Nāga Altar in 5th Century India

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