Early Buddhists and urban centers : narrative representations of Pataliputra, Rajagrha and Kusavati in the Pali Canon

While it is often said that Buddhism is an "urban religion" or a "product of an urban revolution", the actual relationship between Buddhists and the urban space of ancient India remains somewhat vague. This is in part due to a lack of evidence. In order to understand the connecti...

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Main Author: Turriff, Shaun L
Format: Others
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/976301/1/MR63297.pdf
Turriff, Shaun L <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Turriff=3AShaun_L=3A=3A.html> (2009) Early Buddhists and urban centers : narrative representations of Pataliputra, Rajagrha and Kusavati in the Pali Canon. Masters thesis, Concordia University.