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The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics, and Culture
The Buddhist Visnu Religious Transformation Politics and Culture
Author: John Clifford Holt
John Holt's groundbreaking study examines the assimilation, transformation, and subordination of the Hindu deity Visnu within the contexts of Sri Lankan history and Sinhala Buddhist religious culture. Holt argues that political agendas and social forces, as much as doctrinal concerns, have shaped the shifting patterns of the veneration of Visnu ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9788120832695
ISBN-10: 8120832698
Publication Date: 1/30/2008
Pages: 453
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Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Book Type: Hardcover
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