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Pages: 321
Authors: Parākrama Paṇḍita
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Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were compo
The History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine
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Pages: 321
Authors: Stephen C. Berkwitz
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-12-14 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were compo
The Buddha: a Storied Life
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Retellings of the Buddha's life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holid
The Buddha's Tooth
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Authors: John S. Strong
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Buddhist History in the Vernacular
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Pages: 370
Authors: Stephen C. Berkwitz
Categories: Religion
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This book on vernacular Buddhist histories written in late medieval Sri Lanka demonstrates that narrative representations of the past were designed to effective