An Unfinished Jigsaw
New Scholarship on the Origins of the Mahayana
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.43219Keywords:
Mahāyāna, New Religious Movements, Abhidharma, Gandhāra, kāvyaAbstract
Setting Out on the Great Way: Essays on Early Mahayana Buddhism, edited by Paul Harrison. Equinox Publications, 2018. 320pp. Hb. £75.00, Pb/eBook. £26.99. ISBN-13: Hb. 9781781790960, Pb. 9781781798539, eBook 9781781796856
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