num_pages: 236
description: Drawing on textual and anthropological research, this book demonstrates how popular ritual texts and stories have shaped the religion and culture of the only surviving Mahayana Buddhist society, the Newars of Kathmandu.
language: English
title: Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal: Narratives and Rituals of Newar Buddhism
titlecomplete: Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal: Narratives and Rituals of Newar Buddhism
ratings_count: 8
publisher: State University of New York Press