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'''Buddhism in Iran''' may date as far back as the 5th or 6th century B.C., during the life of the historical Buddha [[Sakyamuni]]. A [[Pali language|Pali]] legend suggests that the spread of Buddhism to [[Balkh]] was initiated by two merchant brothers from [[Bactria]] (present-day [[Afghanistan]]).<ref>{{citation|month=December|year=2004|url=http://www.iranian.com/History/2004/December/Buddhism/index.html|title=History of the Buddhism in Iran|periodical=The Iranian|last=Golestan|first=Mehrak|accessdate=2009-01-28}}</ref> |
'''Buddhism in Iran''' may date as far back as the 5th or 6th century B.C., during the life of the historical Buddha [[Sakyamuni]]. A [[Pali language|Pali]] legend suggests that the spread of Buddhism to [[Balkh]] was initiated by two merchant brothers from [[Bactria]] (present-day [[Afghanistan]]).<ref>{{citation|month=December|year=2004|url=http://www.iranian.com/History/2004/December/Buddhism/index.html|title=History of the Buddhism in Iran|periodical=The Iranian|last=Golestan|first=Mehrak|accessdate=2009-01-28}}</ref> |
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Ranajit Pal holds that Gomata was the same as Gotama Buddha.<ref>Ranajit Pal, "Non-Jonesian Indology and Alexander", New Delhi, 2002, p. 222.</ref> The ancient site of Kuh-e Khwaja in Iran was identified by Sir [[Aurel Stein]], who discovered a Buddhist monastery at [[Mount Khwajeh]] in 1916. [[Roman Ghirshman]] pointed out that the art of Mount Khwajeh predates [[Gandhara]] art which disproves the widely accepted notion that Buddhism spread from Nepal or Eastern India. Pal claims that Mount Khwajeh was [[Kapilavastu]], the birthplace of Gotama. Stein's work clearly shows that Buddhism was born in a part of 'India' that is now in Iran but was later nurtured in modern India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pal also suggests that Sedda Saramana mentioned in the Persepolis Fortification Tablets was Siddhartha Gotama and that Sudda Yauda Saramana was his father Suddodhana.<ref>Ranajit Pal, "An Altar of Alexander Now Standing Near Delhi", Scholia, vol. 15, p. 82.</ref>[http://www.ranajitpal.com] |
Ranajit Pal holds that Gomata was the same as Gotama Buddha.<ref>Ranajit Pal, "Non-Jonesian Indology and Alexander", New Delhi, 2002, p. 222.</ref> The ancient site of Kuh-e Khwaja in Iran was identified by Sir [[Aurel Stein]], who discovered a Buddhist monastery at [[Mount Khwajeh]] in 1916. [[Roman Ghirshman]] pointed out that the art of Mount Khwajeh predates [[Gandhara]] art which disproves the widely accepted notion that Buddhism spread from Nepal or Eastern India. Pal claims that Mount Khwajeh was [[Kapilavastu]], the birthplace of Gotama. Senouf claims that it is a concocted anagram of [[Pushkalavati]], Gandhara, nowadays [[Charsadda]], anagram of Sadda-Rcha, or Siddharta. Stein's work clearly shows that Buddhism was born in a part of 'India' that is now in Iran but was later nurtured in modern India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pal also suggests that Sedda Saramana mentioned in the Persepolis Fortification Tablets was Siddhartha Gotama and that Sudda Yauda Saramana was his father Suddodhana.<ref>Ranajit Pal, "An Altar of Alexander Now Standing Near Delhi", Scholia, vol. 15, p. 82.</ref>[http://www.ranajitpal.com] |
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In turn, some people of the kingdom of [[Parthia]], such as [[An Shigao]], were later active in spreading [[Buddhism in China]] around the 2nd century A.D. Many of the earliest translators of Buddhist literature into Chinese were from Parthia and other kingdoms linked with present-day Iran.<ref>{{citation|title=Handbuch der Orientalistik: Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism|publisher=Brill|first=Charles|last=Willemen|first2=Bart|last2=Dessein|first3=Collett|last3=Cox|first4=Jan|last4=Gonda|first5=Johannes|last5=Bronkhorst|first6=Bertold|last6=Spuler|first7=Hartwig|last7=Altenmüller|pages=128–130|isbn=9789004102316}}</ref> |
In turn, some people of the kingdom of [[Parthia]], such as [[An Shigao]], were later active in spreading [[Buddhism in China]] around the 2nd century A.D. Many of the earliest translators of Buddhist literature into Chinese were from Parthia and other kingdoms linked with present-day Iran.<ref>{{citation|title=Handbuch der Orientalistik: Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism|publisher=Brill|first=Charles|last=Willemen|first2=Bart|last2=Dessein|first3=Collett|last3=Cox|first4=Jan|last4=Gonda|first5=Johannes|last5=Bronkhorst|first6=Bertold|last6=Spuler|first7=Hartwig|last7=Altenmüller|pages=128–130|isbn=9789004102316}}</ref> |
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Buddhism in Iran may date as far back as the 5th or 6th century B.C., during the life of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni. A Pali legend suggests that the spread of Buddhism to Balkh was initiated by two merchant brothers from Bactria (present-day Afghanistan).[1]
Ranajit Pal holds that Gomata was the same as Gotama Buddha.[2] The ancient site of Kuh-e Khwaja in Iran was identified by Sir Aurel Stein, who discovered a Buddhist monastery at Mount Khwajeh in 1916. Roman Ghirshman pointed out that the art of Mount Khwajeh predates Gandhara art which disproves the widely accepted notion that Buddhism spread from Nepal or Eastern India. Pal claims that Mount Khwajeh was Kapilavastu, the birthplace of Gotama. Senouf claims that it is a concocted anagram of Pushkalavati, Gandhara, nowadays Charsadda, anagram of Sadda-Rcha, or Siddharta. Stein's work clearly shows that Buddhism was born in a part of 'India' that is now in Iran but was later nurtured in modern India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pal also suggests that Sedda Saramana mentioned in the Persepolis Fortification Tablets was Siddhartha Gotama and that Sudda Yauda Saramana was his father Suddodhana.[3][1]
In turn, some people of the kingdom of Parthia, such as An Shigao, were later active in spreading Buddhism in China around the 2nd century A.D. Many of the earliest translators of Buddhist literature into Chinese were from Parthia and other kingdoms linked with present-day Iran.[4] The Mongol ruler Ghazan converted to Shi'a Islam in 1310 AD and made it the state religion of Iran - and in the process removed Buddhism as well.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Golestan, Mehrak (2004), "History of the Buddhism in Iran", The Iranian, retrieved 2009-01-28
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ignored (help) - ^ Ranajit Pal, "Non-Jonesian Indology and Alexander", New Delhi, 2002, p. 222.
- ^ Ranajit Pal, "An Altar of Alexander Now Standing Near Delhi", Scholia, vol. 15, p. 82.
- ^ Willemen, Charles; Dessein, Bart; Cox, Collett; Gonda, Jan; Bronkhorst, Johannes; Spuler, Bertold; Altenmüller, Hartwig, Handbuch der Orientalistik: Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism, Brill, pp. 128–130, ISBN 9789004102316
- ^ Dunn, Ross E. (2005), The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the fourteenth century, University of California Press, p. 86, ISBN 9780520243859