Footnotes for “The Body of the Buddha"

January 31, 2022 00:16:01
Footnotes for “The Body of the Buddha"
Buddhist Studies Footnotes
Footnotes for “The Body of the Buddha"

Jan 31 2022 | 00:16:01

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A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “The Body of the Buddha" by John Powers, published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

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