The author investigates the common threads that connect the diverse traditions of Buddhist thought and practice. He recounts the story of the Buddha, the scriptural tradition of...
The historical outline of Indian Buddhism with particular attention to its social teaching. The first part is a reconstruction of the original Buddhism presupposed by the traditions of the...
This informative and inspiring book offers an account of basic Buddhism focusing on the life of the Buddha, and the general teachings of his time. The book is not an ordered...
A fascinating study on the influence of Mahayana and even tantric Buddhism on Burma, a land known more for its Theravada Buddhism. Inluded are chapters on the Ari sect...
King Asoka has come to be regarded as one of the most exemplary rulers in world history. This present rendering of King Asoka's edicts offers insights into a powerful ruler's attempt...
Indian edition. The author traces the origin of the theory of knowledge and its development in early Buddhism and the Pali Canon. This work is based...
A comprehensive examination of the moral teachings of early Buddhism which demonstrates the application of the moral principle in society, economics, politics, law and...
The rich saga of the spread of the religion from Kashmir to Kabul and the influence of the Silk Route. The vast region between the Tien-Shan and the Kunlun ranges was the...