Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra

by Sree Padma; Barber, A. w.

• ISBN13: 9780791474853
• ISBN10: 0791474852
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-10
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

"Offering perspectives from a distinguished group of international scholars, this book provides a multidisciplinary inquiry into the various forms of Buddhism that thrived during the early centuries of the common era in the Krishna River Valley areas of what is now the modern state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The contributors explore not only the factors that led to the rise of Buddhist communities, but also the significance of these early Buddhist communities in the unfolding of the greater history of Buddhism throughout the Asian world."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Material Culture and the Emergence of Urban Buddhism in Andhra	p. 11
Of Tempted Arhats and Supermundane Buddhas: Abhidharma in the Krishna Region	p. 41
Amaravati As Lens: Envisioning Buddhism in the Ruins of the Great Stupa	p. 81
Buddhism in Andhra and Its Influence on Buddhism in Sri Lanka	p. 105
Candrakirti on the Medieval Military Culture of South India	p. 127
Two Mahayana Developments Along the Krishna River	p. 151
Dhanyakataka Revisited: Buddhist Politics in Post-Buddhist Andhra	p. 169
Place Names	p. 209
Biographies of Contributors	p. 211
Index	p. 213
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