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028			_aAtlantic Publishers & Distributors (P)LTD. _b;7/22,Anasri Road, Daryaganj,New Delhi-110002 _c;1080970 _d;14/08/2018
082			_a294.343 RAY
100			_aHimanshu Prabha Ray
245			_aArchaeology and Buddhism in South Asia _c/Himanshu Prabha Ray
260			_aLondon _b: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group _c, 2018.
300			_aix,139 Pages _c;21 cm.
365			_b595
505			_a List of figures PrefaceIntroduction 1. Spread of Buddhism: regional patterns 2. The written word: language and identity 3. Travelling relics: spreading the word of the Buddha 4. Religious travel and rituals 5. The shifting equations: Buddhism in a multi-religious milieuReferencesIndex
520			_aThis book traces the archaeological trajectory of the expansion of Buddhism and its regional variations in South Asia. Focusing on the multireligious context of the subcontinent in the first millennium BCE, the volume breaks from conventional studies that pose Buddhism as a counter to the Vedic tradition to understanding the religion more integrally in terms of dhamma (teachings of the Buddha), dāna (practice of cultivating generosity)and the engagement with the written word. The work underlines that relic and image worship were important features in the spread of Buddhism in the region and were instrumental in bringing the monastics and the laity together. Further, the author examines the significance of the histories of monastic complexes (viharas, stupas, caityas) and also religious travel and pilgrimage that provided connections across the subcontinent and the seas.
650			_aReligion
655			_aArchaeology _bBuddhist antiquities
700			_aHimanshu Prabha Ray
942			_cBOOK