Early Buddhist transmission and trade networks mobility and exchange within and beyond the northwestern borderlands of South Asia /

Early Buddhist transmission and trade networks mobility and exchange within and beyond the northwestern borderlands of South Asia /

This exploration of early paths for Buddhist transmission within and beyond South Asia retraces the footsteps of monks, merchants, and other agents of cross-cultural exchange. A reassessment of literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources reveals hisorical contexts for the growth of the Buddhist...

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Main Author: Neelis, Jason Emmanuel.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Dynamics in the History of Religions 2.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223110.

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Buddhist geography > Asia.
Buddhists > Travel > Asia.
Trade routes > Asia > History.

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Call Number: BQ270 .N44 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction: Road Map For Travelers /
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  • Chapter Two. Historical Contexts For The Emergence And Transmission Of Buddhism Within South Asia /
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  • Chapter Three. Trade Networks In Ancient South Asia /
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  • Chapter Four. Old Roads In The Northwestern Borderlands /
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  • Chapter Five. Capillary Routes Of The Upper Indus /
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  • Chapter Six. Long-Distance Transmission To Central Asian Silk Routes And China /
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  • Chapter Seven. Conclusion: Alternative Paths And Paradigms Of Buddhist Transmission /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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