ASNS2627 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Peter Van Der Veer, Indus Valley Civilisation, Victor H. Mair
1 Dec 2018
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Chinese and indian early history and mythology, early trade, the spread of. Peter van der veer, the modern spirit of asia, . Lecture notes: 2500 bce indus valley civilisation, 1900 bce harappan decline. Rock carving-mark the country as a buddist kingdom-pillers. Tansen sen, buddhism in ancient history , xi-xxx, in tansen sen, buddhism across asia, The transmission of buddhism from india was not linear but unidirectional. in some cases buddhist doctrines evolved locally without any stimuli from foreign regions and in other circumstances, ideas filtered back to places that were the original transmission centers. The spread of buddhism included the spread of art forms, literary genres, ritual items, geogrphical knowledge and scientific ideas. World-views and beliefs were challenged and changed as they encountered buddhist teachings. Each of these regions contributed to the modification of buddhist ideas and teachings based on local needs and values.
