000			01885nam a2200181Ia 4500
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040			_cCUS
082			_a294.30958 _bPUR/B
100			_aB.N, Puri _925044
245		0	_aBuddhism in Central Asia/ _c Puri B.N
260			_aDelhi: _b1994 Motilal Banarasidass Publisher, _c1997.
300			_a352 p.
505			_aI. 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 r . 1 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 Select Bibliography : Books
650			_aBuddhism -- Asia, Central -- History. _925045
650			_aBuddhism.
650			_aCentral Asia.
942			_cWB16 _01