Aniconism versus iconism in thai Buddhism

Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 9-25

  Swearer, Donald K ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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