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| Connecting with and Distancing from: Transnational Influences in the Formation of Buddhist Identity and Practices in Bangladesh | ||
| 作者 | Sraman , Upali |
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| 出處題名 | Journal of Global Buddhism |
| 卷期 | v.21 |
| 出版日期 | 2020 |
| 頁次 | 205 - 222 |
| 出版者 | Journal of Global Buddhism |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.unilu.ch/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/institutes-departements-and-research-centres/department-for-the-study-of-religions/ |
| 出版地 | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author affiliation: Emory University |
| 關鍵詞 | Bangladesh; Buddhism; Rissho-Kōshei Kai; Rohingya; global religion |
| 摘要 | The contemporary Theravāda form of Buddhism in Bangladesh was in fact introduced in 1856, following a reformation movement led by Sāramedha Mahāthera from the Arakan region of Burma. Following this reformation Bangladeshi Buddhists have connected with other Buddhist majority countries for models of Budddhist texts, religious practice, and education. Since the reformation, it has come to be mistakenly assumed that Bangladeshi Buddhists uniformly follow Theravāda Buddhism. In this paper, I clarify this misconception by pointing out that other forms of Buddhism are also practiced in Bangladesh. More specifically, the introduction of Mahāyana Buddhism through philanthropic organizations like Japan’s Rissho-Kōshei Kai also expand the transnational influences that shape Bangladeshi Buddhism. This requires us to reconsider scholarly assumptions on Bangladeshi Buddhism. As I sketch the outcomes of their transnational connections to survive in a Muslim majority country, I also examine how Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis has put Bangladeshi Buddhists into a difficult situation, requiring them to distance from violent expressions of Buddhism. |
| 目次 | Initial Reformations of “Bad” Buddhism 206 Introduction of Risshō-Kōsei-kai into Bangladesh 209 Distancing from Violent Expressions of Buddhism 212 Conclusions 216 Corresponding author 217 References 218 |
| ISSN | 15276457 (E) |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4031015 |
| 點閱次數 | 300 |
| 建檔日期 | 2021.03.13 |
| 更新日期 | 2021.03.13 |
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