This book gives a complete picture of the historical development of Sarnath, the birthplace of Buddhism, located near Varanasi, India.

Topics covered include:
- Sarnath in ancient Buddhist literature
- Sarnath in ancient times
- Sarnath in the Middle Ages
- History of excavation work at Sarnath
- Iconographical features of Sarnath and antiquities found at Sarnath
- Epigraphy and inscriptions of Sarnath
- Present condition of monuments at Sarnath
- The Buddhist mudras of Sarnath
- Identification of three monuments of Sarnath

M.N. Gulati was born in February 1931 in a small village in Punjab (now in Pakistan). He had his early education in Rawalpindi, and passed his matriculation from Punjab University, Lahore. The partition of India took him to Bangalore, where he joined the Government College. The end of first Indo- Pak War saw him in the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun from where he was commissioned in Bengal Sappers of Corps of Engineers.

Colonel Gulati is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and a graduate of College of Military Engineering, Mhow (MP). He saw active service against the Chinese in NEFA in 1962, Pakistanis in Khemkaran Sector in an armoured brigade in 1965 where he had the privilege of attending numerous Brigade 'O' Groups with commanders of three famous tank regiments of Indian Army.

Colonel Gulati was closely associated with planning engineering support for the multi- pronged operations against East Pakistan during Indo-Pak War 1971. He was in Dacca (Bangladesh) during 1971-72 when he was awarded ' Mention-in-Despatch'. Has published a number of articles and books on social anthropology, general history, military history in particular. Six of his books entitled: 'Tibetan Wars Through Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal' Rediscovering Bhutan'; ' Pakistan's Downfall in Kashmir'; 'Military Plight of Pakistan (2 vols.)'; ' What America Did for India's Independence' and 'American-African Gandhis', have already been published by Manas Publications.
 

Dedication

Preface

Gratitude

Glossary

List of Illustrations

Dalai Lamas of Tibet

1. Prologue
2. Monastic Governance
3. The Potala
4. Reincarnation
5. British Military Expeditions
6. Chinese Invasions
7. Dalai Lama Visits China and India
8. Revolution: A Mass Up-Rising
9. The Great Escape
10. The Oracles
11. Psychic Phenomena
12. Sonic Power: Magic & Miracles
13. Dreams and Prophecies
14. Death Horoscope

Bibliography

Index