Archaeology of early Buddhism
By: Lars Fogelin.
Series: Archaeology of religion
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Buddhist antiquities -- India -- Vishākhapatnam (District); Thotlakonda Monastery Site (India); Vishākhapatnam (India : District) -- Antiquities
Description: "Lars Fogelin draws on historical accounts, religious documents, inscriptions, and the results of his systematic archaeological survey of Thotlakonda Monastery in southern India to examine Early Buddhist monastic life. He discovers a tension between the desired isolation of the monastery and the mutual engagement with neighbors in the Early Historic Period. He also sketches how religious architecture and the use of landscape helped to structure these relationships. Fogelin's work sheds new light on the ritual and material workings of Early Buddhism in this region and shows how archaeology can contribute to our understanding of religious practice."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2003.
Table of contents: title: Archaeology and early Buddhism; title: A brief history of the early historic period in South Asia; title: Buddhism in early historic period South Asia; title: Religion, ritual, architecture and landscape; title: Thotlakonda's archaeological and environmental context; title: Beyond the monastery walls; title: The architectural layout and organization of Thotlakonda Monastery; title: Thotlakonda Monastery in its local landscape; title: Conclusion.