While the memory of the ancient Nalanda University has often been invoked in recent years
as a symbol of educational excellence and pan-Asian unity, particularly with reference to the …

This paper draws on my work on the maritime history of early South and Southeast Asia and
the use of sea-lanes of the Indian Ocean by pilgrims for visits to sites associated with the life …

This article explores the surprising role of the ancient Buddhist past in the construction of
Pakistani national histories in museum exhibits and archaeological guides from 1950 to …

Hermann Kulke undoubtedly, Aśoka (c. 268-232 bce) and Jayavarman Vii (1182-1220?),
two of the greatest rulers of india and southeast Asia were Buddhists by any definition …

This dissertation offers a fresh perspective on what has long been called India's modern
Buddhist revival. Theories of this revival are based on the idea that Buddhism, a religion …

The objective of this paper is to highlight the processes that have led to the reinvention of
Buddhism and Buddhist sites in modern India. A major aspect of this reinvention is the …

Received wisdom has it that Buddhism disappeared from India, the land of its birth, between
the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, long forgotten until British colonial scholars re …

This dissertation is a historical ethnography that examines the social transformation of Bodh
Gaya into a World Heritage site. On June 26, 2002, the Mahabodhi Temple Complex at …

This chapter analyses two of the most important pioneers of colonial era Buddhism in north
India: the polyglot explorer and Marxist revolutionary, Rhul Snktyyan, and the Pali scholar …

Central to the modern rebirth of Bodh Gaya as the place of Buddha's enlightenment is the
growing influence of Buddhist missionaries and transnational religious networks on this …