1. Introduction：Buddhism as a Pragmatic Religious Tradition Popular Narratives and their "Domestication" in Buddhist Communities The Development of Buddhist Ritualism The Ritual Innovations of Mahayana Buddhism Nepal and Newar Buddhism The Context and Paradoxes of Modernity
2. Stupas and Spouses：The Shrngabheri Avadana Background Translation The Domestication of the Text Observations on the History of Practical Buddhism
3. Merchants, Demonesses, and Missionary Faith：The Simhalasarthabahu Avadana Background Translation The Domestication of the Text Observations on the History of Practical Buddhism
4. Devotions to a Celestial Bodhisattva：The Tara Vrata Background Translation The Domestication of the Text
5. Invoking the Powers of the Buddhist "Dark Lord"：The Caturdashi Vrata of Mahakala Background Translation The Domestication of the Text Vratas and the History of Practical Buddhism
6. The Refuge of Recitation：The Pa~ncaraksa Buddhism amid Disease in the Premodern World Background Translation The Domestication of the Pa~ncaraksa Texts Observations on the History of Practical Buddhism
