Absence of the Buddha Image in Early Buddhist Art : Toward Its Significance in Comparative Religion
Contents: Preface. I. Introduction. II. Visible facts: 1. The role of 'Stupa-art' (Fine arts dedicated to the Stupa). 2. The […]
Buddhism
The History of Buddhist Thought
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. i. Geography. ii. Chronology. 2. The ascetic ideal. 3. The councils : early schools. 4. Early
Indo Tibetan Madhyamika Studies
Contents: Preface. 1. The development of Madhyamika philosophy in Tibet/Thuptan Chhogdup. 2. The four theses of negation of Prasangika Madhyamika/Geshe
The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet
"The present volume contains the translation of the 2nd part of Bu-ton’s History of Buddhism, i.e. of the historical part
Riven by Lust : Incest and Schism in Indian Buddhist Legend and Historiography
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Incest and schism. 2. The creation of sects in early Buddhism. 3. The story of Mahadeva.
Buddhist Meditation
Meditational practices constitute the very core of the Buddhist approach to life. An intensely practical religion, Buddhism is by contrast
Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism: The Mahayana Context of the Gaudapadiya-karika
Contents: Introduction. 1. The date and authorship of the Gaudapadiya-karika. 2. The Vedantic heritage of the Gaudapadiya-karika. 3. The Abhidharma
Buddhist Theory of Momentariness: A Case Study of Krsnabhangasiddhi of Ratnakirti
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Origin and Development of the Theory of Momentariness. 3. Theory of Momentariness as Proved through Positive
The Status of the Laity in Buddhism
Contents: Preface. 1. Buddha’s concept of the laity. 2. What is Nirvana? 3. The path to Nirvana. 4. Can a
Buddhism and Sarvodaya : Sri Lankan Experience
Contents: Introduction. 1. Sarvodaya shramadana movement–hundred village development scheme. 2. Sarvodaya in a Buddhist society. 3. Sarvodaya shramadana movement: towards
Buddhism in North India and Pakistan
Contents: Preface. 1. Buddha's visit to Punjab. 2. Asoka the Great. 3. Milinda and Nagasena. 4. Kanishka, a Kushana King.
Buddhist Logic and Epistemology : Studies in the Buddhist Analysis of Inference and Language
Contents: Preface. 1. Buddhist Logic and Epistemology/Bimal Krishna Matilal. 2. An Interpretation of Anyapoha in Dinnaga’s General Theory of Inference/Richard