Buddhist Monks and Christian Friars: Religious and Cultural Exchange in the Making of Buddhism.
There is a global consensus that various traditions practised throughout parts of Asia can all be linked to one cohesive religion called 'Buddhism'. However, there is a long history as to how the West came to that consensus. Prior to the Iberian exploration, it was common to divide the religious wor...
| Publicado en: | Studies in World Christianity Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 5 - 22 |
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Edinburgh University Press
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