The Handbook surveys the whole of Pali Theravada Buddhist literature (Ceylon, South East Asia). It reviews previous research in the field, and then concentrates on new methodological approaches and…
Banteay Chhmar is the second monument of Cambodia’s greatest king, Jayavarman VII. Built in the late 12th century by one of Cambodia most original stone-carving and architectural workshops, the t…
Using archaeological work at Thotlakonda in Southern India as a lens in an examination of Buddhist monastic life, this title discovers the tension between the desired isolation of the monastery and…
Buddhism is popularly seen as a religion stressing the truth of impermanence. How, then, to account for the long-standing veneration, in Asian Buddhist communities, of bone fragments, hair, teeth a…
This publication is a collection of papers presented at the four-day International conference on Mahayana Buddhism history and culture organized by Tibet House at India international centre of New …
This is a translation of Frauwallner's Abhidharmastudien. It analyzes the literary traditions