| Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) |  | Author: Richa Gombrich
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 7018346
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.1
ISBN: 0415384109
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.39109
EAN: 9780415384100
ASIN: 0415384109
Publication Date: April 30, 2008
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Overview is lacking in some regards March 14, 2008
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The author's choices are a little strange to me. Why spend so much time on the pre-Buddhist vedic tradition and then say absolutely nothing about Buddhism in India post-Ashoka? Granted, he mentions that there isn't much information to be had about Theravada in India, but there is some. He cuts right to Sri Lanka though.
Otherwise its a decent overview. If it was titled "A Social History from 430-300 BCE and 1100-present CE" it would be much more accurate.
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