Encountering Newar Buddhism: An Introduction Through its Rituals and Stories
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Edition
1st.ed.
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ISBN
9789937623810
Length
xxii+236p., Figs; Tables.
Subjects
Todd Lewis is one of a small group of scholars who have quietly been carrying out a revolution in our understanding of Mahayana Buddhism. We still find it stated that the Buddhism of Nepal is ‘inauthentic’, ‘corrupt’ and ‘unworthy of consideration by those wanting a better understanding of Buddhism because of its syncretistic nature with Hinduism’. Yet scholars like Todd Lewis have taught us to see the Buddhism of Nepal as a ...
