Advanced History of Buddhism: Monasteries and Temples
Gupta, Sameer Das
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 33646
ISBN-10 : 81-7884-343-9 / 8178843439
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7884-343-8 / 9788178843438
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2008
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
viii, 304p., 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Introduction; 2. Buddhist Cosmology; 3. Philosophy of Buddhist; 4. Buddhist Monasteries in World; 5. Buddhist Temples in World.
DESCRIPTION
The history of Buddhism is also characterized by the development of numerous movements and schism, foremost among them the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions, punctuated by contrasting periods of expansion and retreat. The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BC to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddhanta Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religious practiced today. Throughout this period, the religion evolved as it encountered various countries and cultures, adding to its original Indian foundation Hellenistic as well as central Asian, East Asian and Southeast Asian cultural elements. In the process, its geographical extent became considerable to as to effect at one time or another most of the Asian continent.
