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Nalanda Rising : Buddhism, Heritage Diplomacy, and the Politics of Revival Marston, John; Geary, David, 1976-
Abstract
While the memory of the ancient Nalanda University has often been invoked in recent years as a symbol of educational excellence and pan-Asian unity, particularly with reference to the creation of a new international university in Bihar, India, these discourses often overlook and erase the significance of Nava Nalanda Mahviahra that was created in India’s post-independence period as an institute devoted to the study of Buddhist texts and languages near the archeological site of the ancient university. This article looks at the Indian Buddhist scholar Jagdish Kashyap and his role in creating the state-sponsored institute, the symbolism of cultural revival it represented, and the excitement it generated in international Buddhism, attracting monks and lay students from around the Buddhist world. The article also discusses the institute’s links to China and its sensitive relation to the dynamics of the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. We discuss how these two Nalanda insitutions speak to issues of heritage diplomacy and the politics of revival in contemporary India and beyond.
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Nalanda Rising : Buddhism, Heritage Diplomacy, and the Politics of Revival
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Duke University Press
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2023-05-01
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While the memory of the ancient Nalanda University has often been invoked in recent years as a
symbol of educational excellence and pan-Asian unity, particularly with reference to the creation of
a new international university in Bihar, India, these discourses often overlook and erase the
significance of Nava Nalanda Mahviahra that was created in India’s post-independence period as an
institute devoted to the study of Buddhist texts and languages near the archeological site of the
ancient university. This article looks at the Indian Buddhist scholar Jagdish Kashyap and his role in
creating the state-sponsored institute, the symbolism of cultural revival it represented, and the
excitement it generated in international Buddhism, attracting monks and lay students from around
the Buddhist world. The article also discusses the institute’s links to China and its sensitive relation
to the dynamics of the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. We discuss how these two Nalanda insitutions
speak to issues of heritage diplomacy and the politics of revival in contemporary India and beyond.
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eng
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2023-09-15
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0435904
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John Marston, David Geary; Nalanda Rising: Buddhism, Heritage Diplomacy, and the Politics of Revival. Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 1 May 2023; 43 (1): 26–42.
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10.1215/1089201X-10375331
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Reviewed
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Faculty
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Duke University Press
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