The Birth of Pra_san_gika: A Buddhist Movement in India and Tibet

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APA Citation: Vose, K.(2005). The Birth of Pra_san_gika: A Buddhist Movement in India and Tibet.
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Keywords: Buddhism sanskrit philosophy

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 The Birth of Prasangika: A Buddhist Movement in India and Tibet

Kevin Alan Vose

Bath, Maine

Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1999

Bachelor of Arts, Bates College, 1992

A Dissertation Presented to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Virginia in

Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Department of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
May, 2005
 















































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