Greater Magadha : studies in the culture of early India
Johannes Bronkhorst (Author)
Gangetic plain of northern India, has so far has been looked upon as deeply indebted to Brahmanical culture. Religions such as Buddhism and Jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or another, from Vedic religion. This belief is defective in various respects. This book overturns traditional ideas about the cultural history of India
eBook, English, 2007
Brill, Leiden, 2007