Buddhist Studies: V. 8: Papers of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference

by Richard F. Gombrich

The impressive growth of Buddhist Studies in recent years is the result of several factors. Important collections of manuscripts have been found, and monuments unearthed, in nearly all parts of Asia where Buddhism existed; political and social events bringing East and West together have increased interest in both scholarly research and Buddhist religious practices. The spread of Buddhism outside its birthplace, Madhyadesa, first in India and soon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8120832485
• ISBN13: 9788120832480
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
• Length: 276 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"