Lancaster and Yu's "Introduction to Buddhism in Korea"

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This paper, which is a book review of "Introduction to Buddhism in Korea" about how Buddhism was spread through Central Asia and into Korea, follows a strict review format . The author points out that this format consists of very brief chapter summaries, a discussion of the major weakness of the book and finally its main values. The paper relates that, although the book is actually very well edited, its structure could be better.

From the Paper:

"In this book, Lewis R. Lancaster and C. S. Yu provides insight into how Buddhism was spread through Central Asia and into Korea and then flourished in Korea. The book offers a discussion of the issues that were involved in the interaction between Korea and various other Buddhist cultures. Each chapter is written by a different author and focuses on different issues, while also providing varying perspectives on Korea and Buddhism."

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