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Author Asher, Frederick M., author.

Title Sarnath : a critical history of the place where Buddhism began / Frederick M. Asher
Published Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents The discovery of Sarnath/excavating Sarnath -- The excavated site -- Sarnath's sculptures -- Reviving Mrigadava
Summary "This volume provides an analytical history of Sarnath, the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic order. Excavations at Sarnath have yielded the foundations of temples and monastic dwellings, two stupas, and some of the most important sculptures in the history of Indian art"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 05, 2020)
Subject Buddhist antiquities -- India -- Sārnāth Site
Excavations (Archaeology) -- India -- Sārnāth Site
ART / General
Buddhist antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
SUBJECT Sārnāth Site (India) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009000348
Subject India -- Sārnāth Site
Form Electronic book
Author Getty Research Institute, issuing body.
LC no. 2019981362
ISBN 9781606066386
1606066382