User:KashKarti

KashKarti is my name. Interested in Indian Buddhism and the history of Eastern India (Bihar, Bengal, Odisha, Assam etc). In particular, I am interested in Pala-era monasticism and the Buddhist monasteries that emerged during their rule including Vikramashila, Odantapuri, Somapura etc. If you’re interested in collaborating on a project/article please feel free to contact me on my talk page. Likewise, if you happen to disagree with my edits, feel free to get in touch and we can discuss.



Recommended reading
Some books I highly recommend for those interested in the same area:


 * Johannes Bronkhorst, Greater Magadha: Studies in the Culture of Early India, BRILL, 2007


 * Birendra Nath Prasad, Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200, Routledge, 2021


 * Lars Fogelin, An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism, OUP, 2015


 * John C. Huntington and Susan L. Huntington, Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pāla India (8th-12th Centuries) and Its International Legacy, Dayton Art Institute, 1990


 * Gauri Parimoo Krishnan, Nalanda Srivijaya and Beyond Re-exploring Buddhist Art in Asia, Asian Civilisations Museum, 2016


 * Arthur McKeown, Guardian of a Dying Flame: Śāriputra (c. 1335-1426) and the End of Late Indian Buddhism, Harvard University Press, 2018


 * Pintu Kumar, Buddhist Learning in South Asia: Education, Religion, and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara, Rowman and Littlefield, 2018


 * K.T.S Sarao, The History of Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, Springer Nature, 2020


 * Jan Westerhoff, The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2018


 * Frederick Asher, Bodh Gaya: Monumental Legacy, Oxford University Press, 2010