Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image

In the propagation and spread of Buddhism throughout Asia, jātaka and avadāna narratives played a decisive role, both in the form of texts and iconographical representations. In this paper I will focus on another set of narratives which enjoyed great popularity in the Dūnhuáng area during the later...

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Main Author: Christoph Anderl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CERES / KHK Bochum 2018-12-01
Series:Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
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Online Access:https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/7345