Corporate Bodies in Early South Asian Buddhism: Some Relics and Their Sponsors According to Epigraphy
Some of the earliest South Asian Buddhist historical records pertain to the enshrinement of relics, some of which were linked to the Buddha and others associated with prominent monastic teachers and their pupils. Who were the people primarily responsible for these enshrinements? How did the social s...
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MDPI AG
2018-12-01
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/1/4 |