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Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism

By Uma Chakravarti

Book information

Publisher
Munshiram Manoharlal
Year
1996
ISBN
8121507499, 978-8121507493
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9519675 bytes)
Series
1996
Pages
251\251
Topic
Religion Buddhism
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-18 15:34:44

Description

Investigating the relationship between early Buddhism and the society in which it developed, this study analyzes aspects of the social, political, religious, and economic environment of the Buddha's era, including the Buddhist system of stratification; the social origins of the bhikkhus and the upasakas; the role of power; the category of gahapati; and the Buddhist concept of the ideal socio-political system.

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