Brahmanical Temples, Maṭhas, Agrahāras and a Buddhist Establishment in a Marshy and Forested Periphery of Two ‘Frontier’ States: Early Mediaeval Surma Valley (Sylhet and Cachar), c. 600 CE–1100 CE
This article aims to understand the socio-economic and religious changes in early mediaeval Surma valley, and the role of Brahmanical and Buddhist religious institutions in effecting them. This valley was the most forested and marshiest part of Bengal. It received very heavy rains and was under subs...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2012
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2012, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-60 |
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Buddhist monasticism
B Islamization of eastern Bengal B pre-Islamic eastern Bengal B decline of Buddhism in Bengal B Brahmanical monasticism |
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