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The Library Cave
Buddhism

The Library Cave

Mogao Caves, Dunhuang

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Mar 10, 2025
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Literature is shaped, informed, and influenced by the age in which it is written. We cannot fully appreciate a work of literature without understanding the context of its creation. We have seen this, for instance, in the case of the Rigveda — its songs make little sense unless we also look at the people who composed them. Or take the medieval Ramayanas …

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