Is religion strictly textual? Jaś Elsner explores the art and artifacts of one of India's most notable Buddhist monuments in his recent book, "Amarāvatī." Matthew Peterson speaks with Jaś to better understand how visuals inform theological beliefs.

Amaravati: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/A/bo214800056.html

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