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The traditional followers generally believe that Theravàda Buddhism is the Sect of the ... more ABSTRACT The traditional followers generally believe that Theravàda Buddhism is the Sect of the original teachings of the Buddha. Though Buddhism exists all-along but it appear and disappear time to time. Around 2600 years ago Siddharttha Gautama rediscovered the Dhamma and He was called Gautama the Buddha. During His time Buddhism flourished in Majjhimadesa and extended to the East, Northern Bengal up to Arakan. It further drawn-out beyond Jambudãpa including present North-East India during the Asokan period. Around one hundred year after the Buddha’s Mahaparinibbàna, the Monks community divided into not less than eighteen Sects though they did not have much variation among them as it got strengthen after the Vaisàlã council. In the result the Buddhist community was adulterated which created confused among the lay followers. The Emperor Asoka took a bolt step for the resettlement of the pure form of the religion and the Saïgha community. After the Patàliputta council due to Asoka’s Dhamma expedition Buddhism reached out many countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal-Himalayan regions, Myanmar, and Thailand; this very tradition is called Theravàda Buddhism. After the Dhammasoka’s death Buddhism gradually started declining in its main land. During the 7th -12th centuries Bengal was ruled several Buddhist rulers like Khadga, Rata, Deva, Chandra, and Pàla dynasties. Myanmar rise again as a Theravàda Buddhist country during the 11th century. The similar Burmese form of Buddhism re-entered into present North-East India in different historical periods with its migrant Buddhists. These Communities who follows Elder tradition like Tai-Khamti, Tai-Phakeay, Tai-Khamyang, Tai-Aiton, Tai-Turung, Singpho, Dowaniya, Some of Nepali, Naga, Assamese Barua, Singha, Tai-Shyam, Tai-Ahom, Some Ahomia, the Chakmas, the Mog, Barua-Mog (Bangali speaking Barua Buddhist community), and Uchai etc. who are scattering today in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. The present work highlights above said Buddhist communities, their traditions, lifestyles, religious practices, and contributions in the social development of the studied region. It has been also dealt with the history of Buddhism in the regions during ancient and medieval periods including Bengal Buddhism and its neighboring State Tripura in particular. The present subject topic further divided into seven different chapters. … Keywords: Buddhism, Theravàda, Mahayana, North-East India, Tripura, Bengal, Samatata, Patikera, Anga, Magadha, Suvannabhumi, Chittagong, Arakan, Myanmar. Religion, History, Samana, Brahmana, Traditions, Mog, Arakanese, Burmese, Tai, Shyam, Singpho, Cultures, Rites and rituals, festivals…
The religious legacy of Indian faiths especially Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism are havi... more The religious legacy of Indian faiths especially Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism are having their traditional believe system of following the massage uttered by their respective legendary prophets. And the massage have been preserved orally and written records by the followers generation to generation and the literatures are divided into different subjects such as Biographies, Disciplines, and Philosophies so on. It is also the Indian tradition that the dwelling places of the religious leaders like birth, enlightenment, death spots are sacred for pilgrimage to its followers. As we came to know that the beginning of the 6 th century B.C. was a period when social and religious changes occurred within the Indian civilization and people were trying their best efforts to find out a solution or a new path which lead them to a righteous way of social and spiritual life. Among the many such groups the two foremost movements were Brahmanic and Sramanic Traditions. The former was Vedic tradition, accepts the authority of the Vedas and Vedic literature whereas the latter tradition covers the Jains, Buddhist and similar other ascetic traditions these Schools have their own Canons and Canonical Literature and accepts their authors. During the Buddha " s time the Northern India consisted of a large number of independent kingdoms. The Buddhist Literature Anguttara Nikāya and the Jains Sutras (with slightly different names) gives a list of Sixteen Great Kingdoms called " Soëasanaü Mahājanapadānaü " .
Presented at Dibrugrah University on the occasion of National Seminar., 2018
Buddhism in North-East India and Cultural Encounters with Myanmar: A Historical Approach
Abstract... more Buddhism in North-East India and Cultural Encounters with Myanmar: A Historical Approach Abstract Panyadeepa Mog Buddhism is one of the major religious and cultural traditions of ancient India. It was flourished in Mejjhimadesa from 6th century B.C. onwards and during the Great Asoka’s period Buddhism was propagated towards different directions not only in India but also beyond its geographical boundaries. After the third Buddhist Council the teaching of the Buddha was officially reached to Myanmar under the two religious missionaries Venerable Theras, Sona and Uttara, send by Emperor Asoka the Great. Thaton, the ancient Rama¤¤adesa (part of Suvaõõabhåmi), presently a small town in Mon State in southern Myanmar is still well-known by Burmese as well as the Buddhist world that the land of first receiver of original Buddhism from India. Vaïga, the ancient Bengal was also received Buddhism from the very beginning of the rise of Buddhism in India but it perhaps did not much developed during the life time of the Gautama Buddha and during the emperor Asoka. Later, Buddhism was adopted by the people of Bengal, in the beginning stage Buddhism in Bengal perhaps followed some mix traditions of Vedic and Buddhist Tantrik cultures which syndicated a new shaped of Mahayana forms in late periods. The Mahayana Buddhism was patron by Pālas and it was flourished in Bengal till twelfth century A.D. Prior to medieval periods Buddhism was spread throughout North-Eastern regions of India. Bana’s Harsa-carita talked about the existence of Buddhism in Pragjyotisha. Samatata was a major Buddhist centre and its remains still present as an Archaeological sites in Comilla district of present Bangladesh and its neighbouring regions of South and West districts of Tripura. Among the eight states of North-East India, Buddhism of both Theravada and Mahayana traditions in living forms states are Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram and very few but importantly living in Meghalaya and Manipur. The objective of my paper will be a historical description about the religious-cultural meetings in the past in between North-East India (i.e. in connection with Samatata-Tripura-Arakan) and the ancient Myanmar. The literal and archaeological findings by the experts are referring that the human civilizations as well as the religious-cultural transmigrations between above said regions were continued since remote ancient periods. The present Buddhist communities in North-East India who migrated from Myanmar in different historical periods are one of its results.
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The traditional followers generally believe that Theravàda Buddhism is the Sect of the ... more ABSTRACT The traditional followers generally believe that Theravàda Buddhism is the Sect of the original teachings of the Buddha. Though Buddhism exists all-along but it appear and disappear time to time. Around 2600 years ago Siddharttha Gautama rediscovered the Dhamma and He was called Gautama the Buddha. During His time Buddhism flourished in Majjhimadesa and extended to the East, Northern Bengal up to Arakan. It further drawn-out beyond Jambudãpa including present North-East India during the Asokan period. Around one hundred year after the Buddha’s Mahaparinibbàna, the Monks community divided into not less than eighteen Sects though they did not have much variation among them as it got strengthen after the Vaisàlã council. In the result the Buddhist community was adulterated which created confused among the lay followers. The Emperor Asoka took a bolt step for the resettlement of the pure form of the religion and the Saïgha community. After the Patàliputta council due to Asoka’s Dhamma expedition Buddhism reached out many countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal-Himalayan regions, Myanmar, and Thailand; this very tradition is called Theravàda Buddhism. After the Dhammasoka’s death Buddhism gradually started declining in its main land. During the 7th -12th centuries Bengal was ruled several Buddhist rulers like Khadga, Rata, Deva, Chandra, and Pàla dynasties. Myanmar rise again as a Theravàda Buddhist country during the 11th century. The similar Burmese form of Buddhism re-entered into present North-East India in different historical periods with its migrant Buddhists. These Communities who follows Elder tradition like Tai-Khamti, Tai-Phakeay, Tai-Khamyang, Tai-Aiton, Tai-Turung, Singpho, Dowaniya, Some of Nepali, Naga, Assamese Barua, Singha, Tai-Shyam, Tai-Ahom, Some Ahomia, the Chakmas, the Mog, Barua-Mog (Bangali speaking Barua Buddhist community), and Uchai etc. who are scattering today in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. The present work highlights above said Buddhist communities, their traditions, lifestyles, religious practices, and contributions in the social development of the studied region. It has been also dealt with the history of Buddhism in the regions during ancient and medieval periods including Bengal Buddhism and its neighboring State Tripura in particular. The present subject topic further divided into seven different chapters. … Keywords: Buddhism, Theravàda, Mahayana, North-East India, Tripura, Bengal, Samatata, Patikera, Anga, Magadha, Suvannabhumi, Chittagong, Arakan, Myanmar. Religion, History, Samana, Brahmana, Traditions, Mog, Arakanese, Burmese, Tai, Shyam, Singpho, Cultures, Rites and rituals, festivals…
The religious legacy of Indian faiths especially Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism are havi... more The religious legacy of Indian faiths especially Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism are having their traditional believe system of following the massage uttered by their respective legendary prophets. And the massage have been preserved orally and written records by the followers generation to generation and the literatures are divided into different subjects such as Biographies, Disciplines, and Philosophies so on. It is also the Indian tradition that the dwelling places of the religious leaders like birth, enlightenment, death spots are sacred for pilgrimage to its followers. As we came to know that the beginning of the 6 th century B.C. was a period when social and religious changes occurred within the Indian civilization and people were trying their best efforts to find out a solution or a new path which lead them to a righteous way of social and spiritual life. Among the many such groups the two foremost movements were Brahmanic and Sramanic Traditions. The former was Vedic tradition, accepts the authority of the Vedas and Vedic literature whereas the latter tradition covers the Jains, Buddhist and similar other ascetic traditions these Schools have their own Canons and Canonical Literature and accepts their authors. During the Buddha " s time the Northern India consisted of a large number of independent kingdoms. The Buddhist Literature Anguttara Nikāya and the Jains Sutras (with slightly different names) gives a list of Sixteen Great Kingdoms called " Soëasanaü Mahājanapadānaü " .
Presented at Dibrugrah University on the occasion of National Seminar., 2018
Buddhism in North-East India and Cultural Encounters with Myanmar: A Historical Approach
Abstract... more Buddhism in North-East India and Cultural Encounters with Myanmar: A Historical Approach Abstract Panyadeepa Mog Buddhism is one of the major religious and cultural traditions of ancient India. It was flourished in Mejjhimadesa from 6th century B.C. onwards and during the Great Asoka’s period Buddhism was propagated towards different directions not only in India but also beyond its geographical boundaries. After the third Buddhist Council the teaching of the Buddha was officially reached to Myanmar under the two religious missionaries Venerable Theras, Sona and Uttara, send by Emperor Asoka the Great. Thaton, the ancient Rama¤¤adesa (part of Suvaõõabhåmi), presently a small town in Mon State in southern Myanmar is still well-known by Burmese as well as the Buddhist world that the land of first receiver of original Buddhism from India. Vaïga, the ancient Bengal was also received Buddhism from the very beginning of the rise of Buddhism in India but it perhaps did not much developed during the life time of the Gautama Buddha and during the emperor Asoka. Later, Buddhism was adopted by the people of Bengal, in the beginning stage Buddhism in Bengal perhaps followed some mix traditions of Vedic and Buddhist Tantrik cultures which syndicated a new shaped of Mahayana forms in late periods. The Mahayana Buddhism was patron by Pālas and it was flourished in Bengal till twelfth century A.D. Prior to medieval periods Buddhism was spread throughout North-Eastern regions of India. Bana’s Harsa-carita talked about the existence of Buddhism in Pragjyotisha. Samatata was a major Buddhist centre and its remains still present as an Archaeological sites in Comilla district of present Bangladesh and its neighbouring regions of South and West districts of Tripura. Among the eight states of North-East India, Buddhism of both Theravada and Mahayana traditions in living forms states are Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram and very few but importantly living in Meghalaya and Manipur. The objective of my paper will be a historical description about the religious-cultural meetings in the past in between North-East India (i.e. in connection with Samatata-Tripura-Arakan) and the ancient Myanmar. The literal and archaeological findings by the experts are referring that the human civilizations as well as the religious-cultural transmigrations between above said regions were continued since remote ancient periods. The present Buddhist communities in North-East India who migrated from Myanmar in different historical periods are one of its results.
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The traditional followers generally believe that Theravàda Buddhism is the Sect of the original teachings of the Buddha. Though Buddhism exists all-along but it appear and disappear time to time. Around 2600 years ago Siddharttha Gautama rediscovered the Dhamma and He was called Gautama the Buddha. During His time Buddhism flourished in Majjhimadesa and extended to the East, Northern Bengal up to Arakan. It further drawn-out beyond Jambudãpa including present North-East India during the Asokan period. Around one hundred year after the Buddha’s Mahaparinibbàna, the Monks community divided into not less than eighteen Sects though they did not have much variation among them as it got strengthen after the Vaisàlã council. In the result the Buddhist community was adulterated which created confused among the lay followers. The Emperor Asoka took a bolt step for the resettlement of the pure form of the religion and the Saïgha community. After the Patàliputta council due to Asoka’s Dhamma expedition Buddhism reached out many countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal-Himalayan regions, Myanmar, and Thailand; this very tradition is called Theravàda Buddhism.
After the Dhammasoka’s death Buddhism gradually started declining in its main land. During the 7th -12th centuries Bengal was ruled several Buddhist rulers like Khadga, Rata, Deva, Chandra, and Pàla dynasties. Myanmar rise again as a Theravàda Buddhist country during the 11th century. The similar Burmese form of Buddhism re-entered into present North-East India in different historical periods with its migrant Buddhists. These Communities who follows Elder tradition like Tai-Khamti, Tai-Phakeay, Tai-Khamyang, Tai-Aiton, Tai-Turung, Singpho, Dowaniya, Some of Nepali, Naga, Assamese Barua, Singha, Tai-Shyam, Tai-Ahom, Some Ahomia, the Chakmas, the Mog, Barua-Mog (Bangali speaking Barua Buddhist community), and Uchai etc. who are scattering today in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
The present work highlights above said Buddhist communities, their traditions, lifestyles, religious practices, and contributions in the social development of the studied region. It has been also dealt with the history of Buddhism in the regions during ancient and medieval periods including Bengal Buddhism and its neighboring State Tripura in particular. The present subject topic further divided into seven different chapters. …
Keywords: Buddhism, Theravàda, Mahayana, North-East India, Tripura, Bengal, Samatata, Patikera, Anga, Magadha, Suvannabhumi, Chittagong, Arakan, Myanmar. Religion, History, Samana, Brahmana, Traditions, Mog, Arakanese, Burmese, Tai, Shyam, Singpho, Cultures, Rites and rituals, festivals…
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Buddhism is one of the major religious and cultural traditions of ancient India. It was flourished in Mejjhimadesa from 6th century B.C. onwards and during the Great Asoka’s period Buddhism was propagated towards different directions not only in India but also beyond its geographical boundaries. After the third Buddhist Council the teaching of the Buddha was officially reached to Myanmar under the two religious missionaries Venerable Theras, Sona and Uttara, send by Emperor Asoka the Great. Thaton, the ancient Rama¤¤adesa (part of Suvaõõabhåmi), presently a small town in Mon State in southern Myanmar is still well-known by Burmese as well as the Buddhist world that the land of first receiver of original Buddhism from India. Vaïga, the ancient Bengal was also received Buddhism from the very beginning of the rise of Buddhism in India but it perhaps did not much developed during the life time of the Gautama Buddha and during the emperor Asoka.
Later, Buddhism was adopted by the people of Bengal, in the beginning stage Buddhism in Bengal perhaps followed some mix traditions of Vedic and Buddhist Tantrik cultures which syndicated a new shaped of Mahayana forms in late periods. The Mahayana Buddhism was patron by Pālas and it was flourished in Bengal till twelfth century A.D. Prior to medieval periods Buddhism was spread throughout North-Eastern regions of India. Bana’s Harsa-carita talked about the existence of Buddhism in Pragjyotisha. Samatata was a major Buddhist centre and its remains still present as an Archaeological sites in Comilla district of present Bangladesh and its neighbouring regions of South and West districts of Tripura. Among the eight states of North-East India, Buddhism of both Theravada and Mahayana traditions in living forms states are Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram and very few but importantly living in Meghalaya and Manipur.
The objective of my paper will be a historical description about the religious-cultural meetings in the past in between North-East India (i.e. in connection with Samatata-Tripura-Arakan) and the ancient Myanmar. The literal and archaeological findings by the experts are referring that the human civilizations as well as the religious-cultural transmigrations between above said regions were continued since remote ancient periods. The present Buddhist communities in North-East India who migrated from Myanmar in different historical periods are one of its results.
The traditional followers generally believe that Theravàda Buddhism is the Sect of the original teachings of the Buddha. Though Buddhism exists all-along but it appear and disappear time to time. Around 2600 years ago Siddharttha Gautama rediscovered the Dhamma and He was called Gautama the Buddha. During His time Buddhism flourished in Majjhimadesa and extended to the East, Northern Bengal up to Arakan. It further drawn-out beyond Jambudãpa including present North-East India during the Asokan period. Around one hundred year after the Buddha’s Mahaparinibbàna, the Monks community divided into not less than eighteen Sects though they did not have much variation among them as it got strengthen after the Vaisàlã council. In the result the Buddhist community was adulterated which created confused among the lay followers. The Emperor Asoka took a bolt step for the resettlement of the pure form of the religion and the Saïgha community. After the Patàliputta council due to Asoka’s Dhamma expedition Buddhism reached out many countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal-Himalayan regions, Myanmar, and Thailand; this very tradition is called Theravàda Buddhism.
After the Dhammasoka’s death Buddhism gradually started declining in its main land. During the 7th -12th centuries Bengal was ruled several Buddhist rulers like Khadga, Rata, Deva, Chandra, and Pàla dynasties. Myanmar rise again as a Theravàda Buddhist country during the 11th century. The similar Burmese form of Buddhism re-entered into present North-East India in different historical periods with its migrant Buddhists. These Communities who follows Elder tradition like Tai-Khamti, Tai-Phakeay, Tai-Khamyang, Tai-Aiton, Tai-Turung, Singpho, Dowaniya, Some of Nepali, Naga, Assamese Barua, Singha, Tai-Shyam, Tai-Ahom, Some Ahomia, the Chakmas, the Mog, Barua-Mog (Bangali speaking Barua Buddhist community), and Uchai etc. who are scattering today in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
The present work highlights above said Buddhist communities, their traditions, lifestyles, religious practices, and contributions in the social development of the studied region. It has been also dealt with the history of Buddhism in the regions during ancient and medieval periods including Bengal Buddhism and its neighboring State Tripura in particular. The present subject topic further divided into seven different chapters. …
Keywords: Buddhism, Theravàda, Mahayana, North-East India, Tripura, Bengal, Samatata, Patikera, Anga, Magadha, Suvannabhumi, Chittagong, Arakan, Myanmar. Religion, History, Samana, Brahmana, Traditions, Mog, Arakanese, Burmese, Tai, Shyam, Singpho, Cultures, Rites and rituals, festivals…
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Panyadeepa Mog
Buddhism is one of the major religious and cultural traditions of ancient India. It was flourished in Mejjhimadesa from 6th century B.C. onwards and during the Great Asoka’s period Buddhism was propagated towards different directions not only in India but also beyond its geographical boundaries. After the third Buddhist Council the teaching of the Buddha was officially reached to Myanmar under the two religious missionaries Venerable Theras, Sona and Uttara, send by Emperor Asoka the Great. Thaton, the ancient Rama¤¤adesa (part of Suvaõõabhåmi), presently a small town in Mon State in southern Myanmar is still well-known by Burmese as well as the Buddhist world that the land of first receiver of original Buddhism from India. Vaïga, the ancient Bengal was also received Buddhism from the very beginning of the rise of Buddhism in India but it perhaps did not much developed during the life time of the Gautama Buddha and during the emperor Asoka.
Later, Buddhism was adopted by the people of Bengal, in the beginning stage Buddhism in Bengal perhaps followed some mix traditions of Vedic and Buddhist Tantrik cultures which syndicated a new shaped of Mahayana forms in late periods. The Mahayana Buddhism was patron by Pālas and it was flourished in Bengal till twelfth century A.D. Prior to medieval periods Buddhism was spread throughout North-Eastern regions of India. Bana’s Harsa-carita talked about the existence of Buddhism in Pragjyotisha. Samatata was a major Buddhist centre and its remains still present as an Archaeological sites in Comilla district of present Bangladesh and its neighbouring regions of South and West districts of Tripura. Among the eight states of North-East India, Buddhism of both Theravada and Mahayana traditions in living forms states are Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram and very few but importantly living in Meghalaya and Manipur.
The objective of my paper will be a historical description about the religious-cultural meetings in the past in between North-East India (i.e. in connection with Samatata-Tripura-Arakan) and the ancient Myanmar. The literal and archaeological findings by the experts are referring that the human civilizations as well as the religious-cultural transmigrations between above said regions were continued since remote ancient periods. The present Buddhist communities in North-East India who migrated from Myanmar in different historical periods are one of its results.