Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal

Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0791446115
ISBN-13 : 9780791446119
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Download or read book Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal written by Todd T. Lewis and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2000-09-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on textual and anthropological research, this book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and stories have shaped the religion and culture of the only surviving Mahayana Buddhist society, the Newars of Kathmandu.


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