(Read ebook) Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal: Narratives and Rituals of Newar Buddhism
• Todd Thornton Lewis •
| #1216560 in Books | State University of New York Press | 2000-09-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.58 x6.00l,.74 | File Name: 0791446123 | 256 pages |
||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Material and Analysis|By Stephen Boyanton|Although the book is geared toward scholarly readers, it uses a limitted amount of jargon and carefully explains the background of all of the texts provided, making it accessible ot any reader with an interest in this subject. Despite the popularity of Nepal as a destination for tourists, the religions of Nepal are very poor|About the Author||This book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and story narratives have shaped the religious life and culture of the only surviving South Asian Mahayana Buddhist society, the Newars of Kathmandu. It begins with an account of the Newar Buddhi
This book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and story narratives have shaped the religious life and culture of the only surviving South Asian Mahayana Buddhist society, the Newars of Kathmandu. It begins with an account of the Newar Buddhist community's history and its place within the religious environment of Nepal and proceeds to build around five popular translations, several of which were known across Asia: the Srngabheri Avadana, the Simhalasarthabahu Avadana, ...
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