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GLIMPSES OF EARLY INDO-INDONESIAN CULTURE : Collected Papers of Himansu Bhusan Sarkar

Edited By :- Bachchan Kumar

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Type: English

Pages: xlvi+314

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-182-8

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 18cm x 25cm

Product Year: 2001

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Indonesia had close cultural relations with India since the beginning of Christian era. Indian culture influenced Indonesia to a great extent in shaping its society, religion, customs, beliefs, art and architecture, especially during the pre-Islamic period. The subsequent emergence of Islam on the Javanese scene fundamentally affected the social and religious outlook of the Javanese people, but the Hindu imprint could still be seen in the form of languages, art, literature and social ceremonies. Late Prof H.B. Sarkar is one of the few Indian scholars who have worked on the classical period of South-East Asia and especially on Indonesia. He devoted his whole life to the study of this area and has also done commendable work on epigraphy. His two-volume work on Corpus of the Inscriptions of Java is widely acclaimed. The present book is the collection of late Prof Sarkar's best known and thought provoking sixteen research papers. The book will prove both stimulating and instructive to the students and researchers working on Indo-Indonesian culture.

Contents Foreword, Acknowledgements, Abbreviationsm, Map: Sea Route Between India and South-East Asia, Introduction 1. Bengal and Her Traffic-Routes in the Bay of Bengal and South-East Asia (c. B.C. 300 to A.D. 300) 2. The Cultural Contact between Java and Bengal 3. The Cultural and Political Background of Indo-Javanese History (The First Phase: Contact in the Twilight) 4. The Cultural and Politlcal Background of Indo-Javanese History (The Second Phase: The First Fruits of the Impact of Indian and Austronesian Civilizations in Indonesia) 5. The Philosophical Matrix and Content of the Vajrayana System as Practised by the Sailendra Rulers of Central Java (c. A.D. 775-856): A Search for its Origin (A Literary and Inscriptional Approach) 6. Identification of the Image of Terminal Stupa of Barabudur and the Foundation of the Sailendra Dynasty 7. The Evolution of the Siva-Buddha Cult in Java 8. The Tavur Ekadasa-Rudra: An Unpublished Manuscript from Bali on the Eleven Rudras 9. An Old-Javanese Inscription from Ngabean of the Saka year 801 10. The Copper Plates of Kembang Arum of the Saka year 824 11. The Copper Plate of Barabudur of the Saka year 828 12. The Stone of Sangguran (Minto-stone) Java of the Saka year 850 13. An Old-Javanese Prasasti from Surabaya of the Saka year 956 14. The Migration of Sanskrit Grammar, Lexicography, Prosody and Rhetoric to Indonesia 15. South-India in Old-Javanese and Sanskrit Inscriptions 16. The Migration of the Ramayana Story to Indonesia and Some Problems Connected with the Structure and Contents of the Old-Javanese Ramayana Bibliography Index

Dr. Bachchan Kumar, M.A., Ph.D. (Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar); specialised in South-East Asian history, art and culture. He also secured a diploma in Pali language from the University of Delhi. He has participated and organised many national and international seminars and conferences. He has contributed a number of research papers on Thailand, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam in learned journals. He is author of a book entitled The Bhils: An Ethno-Historic Analysis. Under the Cultural Exchange Programme, Dr. Kumar visited Vietnam in order to study Dongson Culture at the Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi. He has also widely travelled in Vietnam and Thailand and studied Buddhist art. Dr. Kumar is on the editorial board of the South East Asian Review and life member of several professional bodies. Presently, he is working in the South-East Asian Studies Division of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi.

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