Dana: Reciprocity and patronage in Buddhism

Recommended by: Shailendra Raj Mehta

Content:

Of Communitas And Sharing: The Place Of Dana In The Humanist Ethics Of Buddhism Uma Chakravarti 17-26
Donors And Growth Of Buddhist Pilgrimage At Sarnath: An Ethno-Archaeological Perspective Vidula Jayaswal 27-47
Endowments, Grants, And Charities In Medieval India: A Case Study Of Mahabodhi Temple Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri And Motiur Rahman Khan 48-62
Aspects Of Buddhist Donations In Some Kharoshthi Inscriptions From North-Western India Prashant Srivastava 63-76
Dynamics Of Dana In Buddhism: From Subsistence Of The Faithful To Sustenance Of The Faith Anand Singh 77-108
History Gleaned From Inscriptions: Recording Buddhist Endowments With Guilds At Nasik Kiran Kumar Thaplyal 109-116
Ascetic Donations At Early Buddhist Sites: Transgression Of Monastic Code Or Case Of Reciprocity Redirected Sushma Trivedi 117-143
The Matrix Of Patronage: Vikramasila Mahavihara Krishna Kumar Mandal 144-160
The Culture Of ‘Generosity’ And The Ethics Of Altruism Padmasiri De Silva 161-169
Dana-Deya Dharma: Donation In The Buddhist Records Of The North-West (C. Second Century Bce–Third Century Ce) Sarita Khettry 170-180
Almsgiving In Buddha’s Utterances: A Pali Textual Examination Aruna K. Gamage 181-195
Danadhamma And Dhammadana: Confluence Of Material And Spiritual Aspects Of Generosity Neekee Chaturvedi 196-208
The Practice Of Dana In Ancient Indian Buddhism K.T.S. Sarao 209-217
Dana: Gifts And Grants In The Name Of The Buddha Bhattaraka In The Vrata System Of Brahmanical Religion During Early Medieval India: A New Perspective R.M. Bharadwaj 218-228
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