Much ADO about Religion

by Jayánta Bhatta and Bhatta Jayanta

This play satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Shankaravarman (883-902). The leading character is a young and dynamic orthodox graduate, whose career starts as a glorious campaign against the heretic Buddhists, Jains, and other antisocial sects. By the end of the play he realizes that the interests of the monarch do not encourage such inquisitional rigor. Unique in Sanskrit literature, Jayánta Bhatta's play,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814719791
• ISBN13: 9780814719794
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.4" x 6.5"