Professor P. S. Jaini is renowned amongst Indological scholars for his unique and enduring contributions to the areas of Buddhist and Jain studies. His repurtation in the Buddhist field is based securely on his monumental edition of the important Vaibhasika text the Abhidharmadipa with its Vibhasaprabharttia, which was written primarily to refute the Abhidharmakosabhaya of Vasubandhu. He also has critically edited and translated the Pali apocryphal Jatakas, vital evidence fo the ways in which the Buddha and his previous lives have been envisaged in Southeast Asia.

Contents:

Foreword by Paul Dundas

Preface

Section I: Introduction to Buddhist Faith

Section II: Buddhist Studies

Section III: Buddhism and Jainism

Section IV: Abhidharma Literature

Section V: Jataka and Avadana Literature

Section VI: Mahayana

Section VII: Ritual Texts