Buddhism/South Asian Culture

Buddhist Culture in South Asia

A study of Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia & Vietnam is expected for this paper. The main focus should be on the following themes:

• Pre-Buddhistic socio-religious conditions
• Introduction and localization of Buddhism
• Royal patronage and persecutions on Buddhism
• Buddhist impact on art, architecture and literature
• Order of the Buddhist Sangha

Recommended Reading

• Buddhism in East Asia - S. Dutt, India, 1966
• 2500 Years of Buddhism - P.V. Bapat, Delhi, 1971
• Hinduism and Buddhism - C. Eliot, London, 1967
• History of Theravada Buddhism in South-East Asia - K.L./Hazra, Delhi, 1982