This unique history of India-China relations has been written on the basis of author's original research and thorough knowledge of Chinese Buddhism in all it's aspects. The work has long been out o…
This book - comprising scholarly essays by Richard Gombrich, Ananda Guruge, Romila Thaper, N.A. Jayawickrama, John Strong, and the editor -seeks to define the relationship to Buddhism of the great …
ducation, especially Vedic and Vedantic, along with allied subjects, was a prime focus of the rulers of the Tamil kingdoms. This book highlights the educational initiatives during the reigns of the…
No river has kindled Man's imagination like the Ganges. From its icy origins high in the Himalayas, this sacred river flows through the holy cities and the great plains of northern India to the Bay…
The sequel to the widely read Zen Brain continues James Austin's explorations into the key relationships between Zen Buddhism and brain research. Examines the evolving psychological and physiologic…
English and Pali.rnReprint. Originally published: London : J. Murray, 1937 (Original series / Indian texts series).
English and Pali.rnReprint. Originally published: London : J. Murray, 1937 (Original series / Indian texts series).
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the di…
The earliest records we have today of what the Buddha said were written down several centuries after his death, and the body of teachings attributed to him continued to evolve in India for centurie…
The most influential work on Buddhism to be published in the nineteenth century, Introduction à l’histoire du Buddhisme indien, by the great French scholar of Sanskrit Eugène Burnouf, set the c…
Born in A.D. 1575, Lama Taranatha wrote this book in 1608. V. Vasil'ev of St. Petersburg translated it from Tibetan into Russian in April 1869 followed by the German translation of the text by Schi…
From the Inside FlaprnThis volume provides a comprehensive survey of Indian Buddhism and its subsequent establishment in Tibet. It concentrates on the tantric period of Buddhist theory and practice…
Buddhism is a religion of universal peace and concord. The present book fulfils its aim by placin emphasis on the facts in relation to this aspect of the creed.The book is divided into five section…
A detailed authentic record of Buddhism as depicted in the inscriptions of ancient India. In this scholarly work the author discusses the significance of the inscriptions and shows how they, as pri…
The chapters in this volume were originally presented in the panels on Scientific Literature at the 12th World Sanskrit Conference in Helsinki, Finland. They represent some of the most up-to-date s…
While Tamil-speaking South India is celebrated for its preservation of Hindu tradition, other religious communities have played a significant role in shaping the region's religious history. Among t…