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BUDDHISM SACRED TEXTS EXPANSION IN ASIA: WAYS AND TECHNOLOGIES
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Yurii Grigor'evich Smertin
Department of Archaeology, Ethnology, Ancient and Medieval History
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Submitted:
March 17, 2012
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Abstract.
The author researches the history of Buddhist sacred texts reproduction in South, North-East and South-East Asia from the time of their creation till the present day, reveals the ways of Buddhist canon reproduction and its replication technology evolution, and considers the reasons of Buddhist communities' increased interest to the copying of Tripiṭaka.
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Key words and phrases:
буддизм
Дхарма
тиражирование
Трипитака
издание
буддийский канон
технология
буддийские монахи
копирование
Buddhism
Dharma
replication
Tripiṭaka
publication
Buddhist canon
technology
Buddhist monks
copying
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