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1. Buddhist Manuscript Cultures

   Knowledge, Ritual, and Art

   Edited by Stephen C. Berkwitz, Juliane Schober, Claudia Brown

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   Buddhist Manuscript Cultures explores how religious and cultural practices in premodern Asia were shaped by literary and artistic traditions as well as by Buddhist material culture. This study of Buddhist texts focuses on the significance of their material forms rather than their doctrinal contents...

   Published January 19th 2011 by Routledge
2. South Asian Buddhism

   A Survey

   By Stephen C. Berkwitz

   South Asian Buddhism presents a comprehensive historical survey of the full range of Buddhist traditions throughout South Asia from the beginnings of the religion up to the present. Starting with narratives on the Buddha’s life and foundational teachings from ancient India, the book proceeds to...

   Published June 28th 2009 by Routledge