The Return of the Buddha Ancient Symbols for a New Nation

• Главный автор: Ray, Himanshu Prabha (auth)
• Формат: Электронный ресурс Глава книги
• Язык: английский
• Опубликовано: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Предметы: Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Buddhism; Asian history; General & world history; Political ideologies; Society & culture: general; archaeological; ashokan; bodh; buddhist; dhamma; epigraphia; gaya; indica; pillar; survey
• Online-ссылка: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Return of the Buddha traces the development of Buddhist archaeology in colonial India, examines its impact on the reconstruction of India's Buddhist past, and the making of a public and academic discourse around these archaeological discoveries. The bookdiscusses the role of the state and m...