Buddhist Learning in South Asia : Education, Religion, and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara.
This interdisciplinary study provides a broad analysis of Śrī Nālandā Mahāvihāra, the Buddhist learning center, during the first millennium AD. Drawing from history, archaeology, and religious studies, the author examines its role both as a religious and educational institution and investigates the...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books, 2018. |
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Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One: Origin, Growth, and Decay of Śrī Nālandā Mahāvihāra
- Two: Śrī Nālandā Mahāvihāra in Travelogues and Archaeology
- Three: Pre-Nālandā/Brāhmaṇical Education: Gurukulas
- Four: Śrī Nālandā Mahāvihāra: An Institution of Religious Learning
- Five: Śrī Nālandā and Buddhist Learning
- Six: Śrī Nālandā's Monastic Organization and Religion
- Seven: Life, Ritual, and Influences
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.