The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics, and Culture by John Holt

The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics, and Culture

John Holt

441 pages hardcover

2 editions

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John Holt's groundbreaking study examines the assimilation, transformation, and subordination of the Hindu deity Visnu within the contexts of Sri Lankan history and Sinhala Buddhist religious culture. Holt argues that political agendas and social ...

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