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Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahayana Buddhism

- The Gandavyuha-sutra

About Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahayana Buddhism

This book presents the most detailed and theoretically sophisticated study of the important Mahayana Buddhist scripture Gandavyuha-sutra. The author puts forward a new approach to the study of Mahayana Buddhist sources, the `systems approach¿, by which literature is viewed as embedded in a social system, and he analyses the key themes of power, wealth and women to its social context in ancient India.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415500081
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 200
  • Published:
  • September 14, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x232x11 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 314 g.
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Expected delivery: November 14, 2024

Description of Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahayana Buddhism

This book presents the most detailed and theoretically sophisticated study of the important Mahayana Buddhist scripture Gandavyuha-sutra. The author puts forward a new approach to the study of Mahayana Buddhist sources, the `systems approach¿, by which literature is viewed as embedded in a social system, and he analyses the key themes of power, wealth and women to its social context in ancient India.

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