Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c24.1

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ARCHÆOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ARCHÆOLOGICAL LIBRARY the *Reformation* was not a single event, but a complex, multifaceted process that unfolded over decades, reshaping the religious, political, and social landscape of Europe. It was a movement born of deep-seated dissatisfaction with the established Church, fueled by the intellectual currents of the Renaissance, and propelled by the technological revolution of the printing press. The call for reform, initially focused on correcting abuses within the ecclesiastical hierarchy, rapidly evolved into a fundamental challenge to the authority of the papacy and the theological foundations of medieval Christianity.