Walking on the Path of The Buddha History, Scripture, and Archeology: A Brief Study Regarding Some Ancient Buddhist Sites (4 color printing) - Softcover

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The purpose of this book is to provide a brief overview of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India and Nepal. In this regard the book is concerned with the history fo the sites; in many cases relevent sections of the Pali scriptures associated with the sites; and the archeology and monuments of the sites, i.e,. excavations previously made, and monuments and artifacts that remain today. This book is intended to be useful to pilgrims, especially westerners sympathetic to buddhism, who intend to visit the holy recently done so. It can also be used by anyone who is interested in a serious fashion in learning something about the life and teachings of the Buddha in terms of the actual places associated with his life. So this book is like a travelogue but it also is not. In other words, while being quite useful to the traveler to the holy sites, the book is also intended to be a serious introductory study of thes sites in terms of the aforementioned concerns (History, Scripture, and Archeology and Monuments) CONTENT Chapter 1 Lumpini Park, the Birthplace of the Buddha Chapter 2 Bodh Gaya, the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment Chapter 3 Sarath(Ispatana),Deer Park, the Site of the Buddha’s First Discourse Chapter 4 Kusinara, the Place of the Buddha’s Chapter 5 The City of Svatthi Chapter 6 The City of Vesali Chapter 7 Kosambi, the Lesson of Loving-Kindness Chapter 8 Sankasya, Stairway to Heaven Chapter 9 Rajagaha, the City of the Dhamma Chapter10 The Miracle of Nalanda Chapter11 The Great Sanchi Stupa Chapter12 The Amazing Ajanta and Ellora Temple Caves

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