India

  1. Hinduism and Buddhism

    Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, 29 December 2010

    Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Sir Eliot is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Sir Eliot then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

  2. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophy (Volume VIII)

    Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, 27 December 2010

    The following volume constitutes the second in a series devoted to Buddhist philosophy. It takes up more or less where its predecessor, Volume Seven of this Encyclopedia, leaves off, around the beginning of the second century. This is a period still not will understood, with a great deal of scholarly disagreement remaining about many aspects of the history and thought of the period. The editor of the volume has tried to utilize the most up-to-date scholarship known to us.

  3. Indian Esoteric Buddhism

    Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on Saturday, 25 December 2010

    Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism -- especially the esoteric system of Tantra, one of its most popular yet most misunderstood forms -- the historical origins of Buddhist thought and practice remain obscure. This groundbreaking work describes the genesis of the Tantric movement in early medieval India, where it developed as a response to, and in some ways an example of, the feudalization of Indian society.

  4. A History of Indian Buddhism

    Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on Friday, 24 December 2010

    This comprehensive and detailed survey of the first six centuries of Indian Buddhism sums up the results of a lifetime of research and reflection by one of Japan's most renowned scholars of Buddhism. Relying on Pali and Sanskrit sources and on inscriptions from archaeological sites and Chinese translations of Indian texts, Hirakawa balances his review of early Buddhist doctrinal development with extensive discussion of historical background and the evolution of Buddhist institutions.

  5. Buddhist Thought

    Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, 22 December 2010

    The purpose of this book is straightforward. It is to serve as an accessible guide for students wishing to reach as quickly as possible a familiarity with the basic ideas of Buddhist philosophical and religious thought, and the results of some of the latest research in the field. A good understanding of the way Buddhism developed in India is an essential prerequisite for any appreciation of Buddhist ideas elsewhere, in Tibet, China, or Japan and the other countries of East Asia.

  6. The History of Buddhist Thought

    Posted by admin on Wednesday, 22 December 2010

    Seeks to trace the growth of the Buddhist community, to indicate its relation to the world of Hindu and Non-Hindu society and to follow the rise and development of the doctrines from their legendary origin into the system which has spread over a great part of Asia.

  7. Aspects of Buddhism in Indian History

    Posted by admin on Wednesday, 22 December 2010

    From the first chapter: "Today India is again appearing on the Buddhist map of the world. Indians are awakening to their Buddhist past. In the second half of the nineteenth century—thanks to western and Indian archaeologists and orientalists—Indians began to be surprised at the discovery of the Buddhist legacy. To talk of a “revival of Buddhism” in modern India is right in this sense of the discovery of the Buddhist heritage by Indians. Even today the process of the discovery of Buddhism in India is still going on.