Winner of the Henry J. Benda Prize sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words examines modern and premodern Buddhist mona

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Throughout history, manuscripts have been made and used for religious, artistic, and scientific performances, and this practice continues in most cultures today