Early Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism II: New Perspectives
Part 1 of this article surveyed and appraised recent developments in the study of early Indian Mahāyāna. Part 2 continues by presenting a number of new perspectives on the nature of this movement, the practices it advocated, and the preachers, known as , that seem to have been its primary agents. An...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2010
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Religion compass
Year: 2010, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 66-74 |
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| Summary: | Part 1 of this article surveyed and appraised recent developments in the study of early Indian Mahāyāna. Part 2 continues by presenting a number of new perspectives on the nature of this movement, the practices it advocated, and the preachers, known as , that seem to have been its primary agents. An appendix discusses the use of terms such as Mahāyāna, Theravāda, Hīnayāna, and Mainstream Buddhism. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00193.x |