The spread of Buddhism / / edited by Ann Heirman and Stephan Peter Bumbacher.

• TeilnehmendeR: Heirman, Ann.; Bumbacher, Stephan Peter.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2007.
• Έτος έκδοσης: 2007
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Γλώσσα: English
• Σειρά: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies 16.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (viii, 474 pages) :; map
• Σημειώσεις: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system. It rather consists of a multitude of different ideas, practices and behaviours. Geographical, social, political, economic, philosophical, religious, and also linguistic factors all played their role in its development and...