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Early Buddhist Mythology
Study of Hinayana Buddhist mythology as depicted in Pali literature.
The Search for the Buddha: the Men Who Discovered India's Lost Religion
"Now 2,500 years old, Buddhism has 300 million followers worldwide and between two and three million adherents in the United States. Yet, until the late eighteenth century when Sir William "Oriental" Jones - a British judge in India - broke the…
Cave Temples of Mogao: Art and History on the Silk Road
"The Mogao cave temples on China's fabled Silk Road constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. Founded by monks as an isolated monastery in the late fourth century, Mogao evolved into a spiritual and artistic mecca…
The Five Sons of King Pandu: the Story of the Mahabharata, adapted from the English translation of Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Retells in prose the epic Mahabhárata, which for over 2,000 years has formed an intregal part of the spiritual teaching of Hinduism. The stories evolve around the trials and misfortunes of King Pandu's five sons, incorporating events that took…
