Remaking Buddhism for Medieval Nepal

Will Tuladhar-Douglas sheds new light on a crucial period for Mahayana Buddhism in the Kathmandu Valley, revealing a significant fifteenth-century reformation of Newar Buddhism. This study establishes Newar Buddhism as a distinct tradition within Indic Buddhism, offering a foundational basis for its historical study.
Why You Should Read?
Explore the existence, character, and causes of a Buddhist renaissance in 15th-century Nepal.
Understand how Newars legitimated and reinvented their tradition through new concepts of canonicity.
Gain insights from a thorough philological study of relevant texts in Sanskrit, Newari, Tibetan, and Nepali.
Recognize Newar Buddhism as a unique and historically distinct branch of Indic Buddhism.