The Winds of Change: Buddhism and the Maritime Links of Early South Asia
- ISBN-10
- 0195635515
- ISBN-13
- 9780195635515
- Series
- The Winds of Change
- Category
- Religion / Buddhism / General
- Pages
- 234
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Himanshu Prabha Ray
Description
Two major trends have dominated studies on the maritime history of ancient India: in the western Indian Ocean, it is emphasized that the enterprise and nautical skills of the Romans and Arabs relegated Indian seafarers to coastal trade; while in the Bay of Bengal, brahmanas as well as Indian merchants are credited with the expansion of Indian culture into Southeast Asia, at the initiative of the local elite. This work argues that there was an indigenous and complex maritime network existing in South Asia which involved both coastal and transoceanic sailing. Utilizing a variety of sources - literary, archaeological, and ethnographic - it demonstrates the multifaceted and dynamic nature of this system in the Early Historical period (400 BC to AD 400). Trade in subsistence as well as luxury goods is shown to have involved not only the Arabs and Indians, but also Oriental Greeks and Southeast Asian communities. The study also focuses on the importance of the support system provided by Buddhism. As a result of the institutionalization of the Sangha, monastic establishments in the Early Historical period interacted with the laity in a variety of ways, both religious and secular, and one important area where this is eminently clear is that of seafaring. Consequently, pilgrimage to Buddhist centres in India opened up major channels of communication between South and Southeast Asia. The third important aspect of ancient maritime trade examined here is the usefulness of maritime archaeology as the basis for a history of seafaring. It has been shown that a distinct sewn-plank boatbuilding tradition had developed in the Indian Ocean by the beginning of the Christian era which continued well intothe historical period, while in the Mediterranean, the flexible hull technique was utilized for the construction of seacraft. The implications of these differing techniques of boat-construction need to be analysed before the a priori superiority of Mediterranean vessels can be postulated.
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