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The Making of Buddhist Modernism (1st Edition) by David L. Mcmahan Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-518327-4 / 0195183274 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518327-6 / 9780195183276 A great deal of Buddhist literature and scholarly writing about Buddhism of the past 150 years reflects, and indeed constructs, a historically unique modern Buddhism, even while purporting to represent ancient tradition, timeless teaching, or the "essentials" of Buddhism. This literature, Asian as w |