This work on Vietnamese Buddhism from its beginnings throughthe 20th century provides much evidence requiring Western Buddhologiststo radically revise their heretofore accepted time-table for the arrival anddevelopment of Buddhism in Vietnam. It provides previously unknowndata; details of nomenclature; time; and place; scrupulously gathered fromarcheological finds and ancient archival records by Vietnamese research teams.Providing much historical analysis and cultural interpretation alongthe way; this work carries its project forward through the various royaldynasties and the French colonial period.
#840676 in Books 2014-09-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.95 x .37 x 8.51l; .0 #File Name: 1561646857128 pages
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