It is a pioneer attempt of its kind to study Indian Buddhism in its entirety as a system of rational philosophy, profound faith, and as a historical matrix of creative human culture and civilized institution during the 7th and 8th centuries the brilliant epoch of the University of Nalanda, the mere name of which spells the great wonder that was Buddhism in Ancient India.A chapter on the contribution of Buddhism to Indian Civilization has also been added. The treatment of the subject is critical and integral though not traditional.
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Buddhism During the 7th and 8th Centuries 12 Buddhist Art in the Monasteries 46 Monastic Life and Discipline 65 Ethical and Spiritual Culture 91 Buddhist Education and its Centres 121 Buddhist Learning and Literature 142 Buddhist Philosophy and Dialectics 170 Kumārila and Samkara on Buddhism 208 Origin and Growth of Esoteric Buddhism 235 Doctrines and Practices of Esoteric Buddhism 276 Beginnings of the Decline of Buddhism in India 298 Buddhist Contribution to Indian Culture 328 Notes and References 371 Abbreviations 433 Index 469
