BECWB1 Bechert, Heinz and Gombrich, Richard ed: THE WORLD OF BUDDHISM. Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture. London, 1984. 308 pp. 297 illustrations 82 in colour, 215 photographs, drawings & maps. Bibliography & Index. 31x23 cm. Cloth. GBP 20.00 This book follows the fortunes of Buddhism from the founding of the world's largest monastic order in N.E. India 2500 years ago to contemporary America. Renowned scholars such as Professors Lamotte & Zurcher contribute. Subjects: Buddhist Art Item 283 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?b/BECWB1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |