Buddhism in India

Dedicated to

T.W. Rhys Davids

Caroline Augusta oley

and

D.D. Kosambi

Copyright © Gail Omvedt, 2003

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Omvedt, Gail.
Buddhism in india: challenging Brahmanism and caste / Gail Omvedt.
p. cm.
Includes index.

1. Buddhism—Relations—Brahmanism. 2. Brahmanism—Relations—
   Buddhism. 3. Buddhism—India—History. I. Title.

BQ4610.B7O49 294.3′0954—dc21 2003 2003006069

ISBN: 0–7619–9664–8 (US-Hb) 81–7829–128–2 (India-Hb)
0–7619–9665–6 (US-Pb) 81–7829–129–0 (India-Pb)

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