Contemporary Buddhism : Comparative Studies on Eurasia and South Asia Book

Contents: Preface. 1. Challenges before Buddhism: The Way Ahead/P. Stobdan. 2. Buddhist Church in the Socio-Cultural Space of the Russian Society/V.M. Mitypov. 3. Buddhist Religious Organizations of Russia (On certain Problems related to their formation)/S.P. Nesterkin. 4. Buddhism in the Baikal Region (Based on the Sociological Research Materials)/G.E. Manzanov. 5. Buddhist civilization in Caspian Region: The Indian Heritage/Baatr Kitinov. 6. Buddhism: Ethno-Cultural Roots and Identity Aspects of the Chakmas/Mrinal Kanti Chakma.

In the recent past, there has been growing interest in Buddhism and the extension of Buddhist studies to the realm of culture and international relations. The northern reach of Buddhism is a subject that has assumed recent focus in scholarly circles in India and Russia.

The book addresses Buddhist linkages across the Himalayan region, taking into consideration Buddhism as a tradition in India and Sibedria and as a way of life among the Chakmas in India and the textual representations of the Buddhist heritage in India. It not only discusses Buddhism as a spiritual force but also analyses the Buddhist legacy and the transnational aspect of Buddhism in Asia. The volume integrates some of these ideas about Buddhism as a cultural and philosophical domain. (Jacket)