The Return of the Buddha Ancient Symbols for a New Nation

• Main Author: Ray, Himanshu Prabha (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Subjects: 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 Access: 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...