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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782134203321

Titolo

Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sree Padma, A.W. Barber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7914-7814-9

1-4356-6514-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Sree Padma <1956->

BarberA. W (Anthony W.)

Disciplina

294.30954/84

Soggetti

Buddhism - India - Andhra Pradesh - History

Buddhism - India - Krishna River Valley - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Material Culture and the Emergence of Urban Buddhism in Andhra""; ""2. Of Tempted Arhats and Supermundane Buddhas: Abhidharma in the Krishna Region""; ""3. Amaravati as Lens: Envisioning Buddhism in the Ruins of the Great Stupa""; ""4. Buddhism in Andhra and Its Influence on Buddhism in Sri Lanka""; ""5. Candrakirti on the Medieval Military Culture of South India""; ""6. Two Mahayana Developments along the Krishna River""

""7. Dhanyakataka Revisited:  Buddhist Politics in Post-Buddhist Andhra""""Place Names""; ""Biographies of Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""F""; ""K""; ""M""; ""N""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""