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    <title>Buddhist Dances : Movement &amp; Mind /  Joseph Houseal</title>
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    <publisher>Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2025</dateIssued>
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    <extent>245pages: color illustrations ;  28 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Explores Buddhist dance as a form of religious practice, meditation, ritual, cultural transmission, and embodied Buddhist teaching. The book documents traditional Buddhist dances in countries including Nepal, Bhutan, India, Japan, China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Sri Lanka, highlighting their historical, cultural, and spiritual significance.</abstract>
  <note>Includes illustrations and documentation of Buddhist dance traditions from different parts of Asia and other regions.</note>
  <classification authority="ddc">294.343 H8167b 2025</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9789359661940</identifier>
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