Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra /

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Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, c2008.
Description:	xiii, 216 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Buddhism -- India -- Andhra Pradesh -- History. Buddhism -- India -- Krishna River Valley -- History. Buddhism. India -- Andhra Pradesh. India -- Krishna River Valley. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7476192

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Other authors / contributors:	Sree Padma, 1956- Barber, A. W. (Anthony W.)
ISBN:	9780791474853 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0791474852 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Material culture and the emergence of urban Buddhism in Andhra / Sree Padma -- Of tempted arhats and supermundane Buddhas : abhidharma in the Krsna Region / Bart Dessein -- Amaravati as lense : envisioning Buddhism in the ruins of the great stūpa / Jacob N. Kinnard -- Buddhism in Andhra and its influence on Buddhism in Sri Lanka / John Clifford Holt and Sree Padma -- Candrakīrti on the medieval military culture of South India / Karen C. Lang -- Two Mahayana developments along the Krisna River / A.W. Barber -- Dhanyakataka revisited : Buddhist politics in post-Buddhist Andhra / Jonathan S. Walters. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Material Culture and the Emergence of Urban Buddhism in Andhra
Chapter 2. Of Tempted Arhats and Supermundane Buddhas: Abhidharma in the Krishna Region
Chapter 3. Amaravati As Lens: Envisioning Buddhism in the Ruins of the Great Stupa
Chapter 4. Buddhism in Andhra and Its Influence on Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Chapter 5. Candrakirti on the Medieval Military Culture of South India
Chapter 6. Two Mahayana Developments Along the Krishna River
Chapter 7. Dhanyakataka Revisited: Buddhist Politics in Post-Buddhist Andhra
Place Names
Biographies of Contributors
Index

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