TY  - BOOK
AU  - B.N, Puri
TI  - Buddhism in Central Asia
SN  - 9788120803725
U1  - 294.30958 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - 1994 Motilal Banarasidass Publisher
KW  - Buddhism -- Asia, Central -- History
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Central Asia
N1  - I. INTRODUCTION
Role of Central Asian Peoples
Ancient Routes
Buddhist Finds—Literary Texts and Monuments
II. EARLY HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA
The Political States of Central Asia
Kashgar
Khotan
Northern Route Sates
Kucha
Agnidcsa or Karasahr
Kao-chang or Turfan
The Regality and Buddhism in the Northern States
HI. BUDDHISM AND BUDDHIST SAVANTS OF
CENTRAL ASIA
Buddliism in Afghanistan, Bactria and Parthia
Buddhism and the Southern States
Buddhism and Buddhist Scholars in the Northern States
Kumarajiva—His Life and Contributions
Kumarajiva and His Contemporaries
Later Buddhist Savants
Buddhism and Other Religions in Central Asia
Brahmanism
Manichaeism, Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism
Some New Trends in Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Buddhism in Mongolia and Tibet
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IV. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Languages
Scripts
Canonical Literature
Local Translations
Tibetan Buddhist Literature
V. MATERIAL CULTURE
Cultural Integration
Family Life
Food and Food Habits
Dress and Ornaments
Pastime and Recreations
Agricultural Economy
Handicrafts and other Industries
National Economy and Medium of
Exchange and Barter
Labour and Transport
Administration & Rural Economy
VI. THE ART OF CENTRAL ASIA
Miran
The Khotan Complex
The Northern Schools
Kara-shahr
The Turfan Group
Tun-huang
Soviet Central Asia
Afghanistan
Fondukistan
Begram
Hadda
Gandhara Region
Tibetan Art
VII. THE SUMMING-UP
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