Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.
Sree Padma Holt is Administrative Director of the ISLE Program at Bowdoin College. She is the author of Costume, Coiffure, and Ornaments in the Temple Sculpture of Northern Andhra. A. W. Barber is Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary. He is the editor of Tibetan Tripitaka, Taipei Edition.
Illustrations
p. ix
Acknowledgments
p. xiii
Introduction
p. 1
Material Culture and the Emergence of Urban Buddhism in Andhra
p. 11
Of Tempted Arhats and Supermundane Buddhas: Abhidharma in the Krishna Region
p. 41
Amaravati As Lens: Envisioning Buddhism in the Ruins of the Great St&ubar;pa
p. 81
Buddhism in Andhra and Its Influence on Buddhism in Sri Lanka
p. 105
Candrak&ibar;rti on the Medieval Military Culture of South India
p. 127
Two Mah&abar;y&abar;na Developments Along the Krishna River
p. 151
Dhanyakataka Revisited: Buddhist Politics in Post-Buddhist Andhra
p. 169
Place Names
p. 209
Biographies of Contributors
p. 211
Index
p. 213
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