The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom: With the Divisions of the Abhisamayalankara
Some 2000 years ago Buddhism experienced a major reformation through a movement called the Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle," which dominated religious through in much of Asia for many centuries and still exerts considerable influence. The basic Mahayana texts, sermons ascribed to the Buddha and called "sutras" in Sanskrit, discussed the "perfect wisdom." The "Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom" took shape between 50 and 2000 A.D. in southern India during one of the most momentous outbursts of religious creativity in human history.
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The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom: With the Divisions of the Abhisamayalankara
Some 2000 years ago Buddhism experienced a major reformation through a movement called the Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle," which dominated religious through in much of Asia for many centuries and still exerts considerable influence. The basic Mahayana texts, sermons ascribed to the Buddha and called "sutras" in Sanskrit, discussed the "perfect wisdom." The "Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom" took shape between 50 and 2000 A.D. in southern India during one of the most momentous outbursts of religious creativity in human history.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780520053212 |
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Publisher: | University of California Press |
Publication date: | 01/24/1985 |
Series: | Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley , #18 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 697 |
Sales rank: | 648,855 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.80(d) |
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