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11%OFFPrapod Assavavirulhakarn - Ascendancy Of Theravada Buddhism In Sout - 9789749511947 - V9789749511947
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Ascendancy Of Theravada Buddhism In Sout

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Description for Ascendancy Of Theravada Buddhism In Sout Paperback. The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism is a comprehensive study of the advent of Buddhism in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand during the first millennium CE. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FM; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.

This wide-ranging account of early Buddhism in Southeast Asia overthrows dominant theories among both Western and Asian Scholars. The author argues that Pali-based Buddhism was brought from India and Sri Lanka by merchants, monks, and pilgrims by the fourth century. Several schools flourished alongside Brahmanism, Mahayanism, and local spirit beliefs--in coexistence rather than conflict. There was no "conversion" to Theravada in the eleventh century as the school was already well established. Prapod draws on a broad range of source material including inscriptions, texts, archaeology, iconography, architecture, and anthropology from India, Sri Lanka, China, and the region itself. He highlights the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Chiang Mai, Thailand
ISBN
9789749511947
SKU
V9789749511947
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