Buddhism In Asia : Traditions And Imageries Book

Contents: Introduction. 1. Buddhism in Kalmyk Republic: Traditions and Revitalization/Baatr Kitinov. 2. Nikolai Roerich and the Myth of Shambhala: The Lure of Utopic Imagination/ Rashmi Doraiswamy. 3. Nicholas Roerich-A Quest and Legacy/Manju Kak. 4. Tibetan Buddhist Monks and Monasteries in Contemporary Buryatiya/Tsymhzhit P. Vanchikova. 5. Situating Pilgrimage: Evaluating the Role of Myanmar Monasteries in South Asia/Swapna Bhattacharya (Chakraborti). 6. Orthodox Christianity and Buddhism: From Confrontation to Cooperation?/Olga V. Buraeva.List of Contributors.

The volume aims to bring together a gamut of ideas about Buddhist traditions and imageries across the trans-Himalayan Buddhist space. It also focuses on varied experiences in Buddhist monastic landscapes and pilgrimage destinations in Asiatic Russia, South Asia and South East Asia. The articles not only reflect the sentiments of Eurasian scholars regarding a Buddhist space but also diverse opinions across that space.