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A vivid and authoritative visual survey of Buddhism

About the Author

Richard Gombrich is an Indologist and scholar of Sanskrit, Pali, and Buddhist Studies. He was the Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 1976 to 2004. He is currently Founder-President of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies. He is a past President of the Pali Text Society (1994-2002) and General Editor Emeritus of the Clay Sanskrit Library. Heinz Bechert (1932 - 2005) was a German indologist and buddhologist.

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'The range is impressive; its historical depth ... and geographical breadth make it a useful reference for specialists and general readers alike' - Times Literary Supplement