[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c19.s12.t2.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s12.t2.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s12.t2.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s12.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s12.t2.1) The history of the Buddhist monastic settlements in India covers a time-span of about two millennia. It began with the idea of the wandering life and culminated in the emergence of permanent establishments almost as large as townships. - [Previous: v1.c19.s12.t1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s12.t1.2) - [Next: v1.c19.s12.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s12.t2.2) - [Up: v1.c19.s12.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s12.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s12.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s12.t2.1) · Pramāṇa