Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism

by Johannes Bronkhorst

For many centuries Buddhism and Brahmanism coexisted in the Indian subcontinent. This book concentrates on the way in which the two, after an initial period of relative independence, confronted each other, both in and around the royal courts and in society at large. In this confrontation, Buddhism was strong in philosophical debate, but could not compete with Brahmanism in the services it could provide to the centres of political power, primarily...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004201408
• ISBN13: 9789004201408
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.6"