Professor S. R. Goyal is a renowned Indian historian. He was former Professor and Head of the Department of History, J.N.V. Universiety, Jodhpur.

Contents:

Preface.

Introduction.

I. Buddhism in India after the Buddha upto the sack of Nalanda:
1. The four Buddhist councils.
2. The early Buddhist sects.
3. Expansion of Buddhism.
4. Causes of the success of Buddhism.
5. Mahayana Buddhism.
6. Tantrika Buddhism.

II. Buddhism and Indian culture:
7. Place of Buddhism in Indian history and culture.
8. Social philosophy of Buddhism.
9. Buddhist political thought.
10. Buddhist historiography and philosophy of history.
11. Buddhist system of education.
12. Buddhist literature and art.

III. Decline, disappearance and revival:
13. Decline and disappearance.
14. Revival of Buddhism in modern India.
15. Ambedkar and contemporary Indian Buddhism.

Appendices:
1. AsokaÕs interest in Buddhism before his accession.
2. Pushymitra Sunga and the persecution of Buddhism.
3. Menander as a Buddhist King.
4. Kanishka and Buddhism.
5. The two Vasubandhus and the imperial Guptas.
6. Was Harsha personally a Buddhist?
7. Sasanka and Buddhism.
8. Buddhism under the Pala dynasty.
9. Buddhist symbols and Buddha image on ancient Indian coins.
10. Buddhism in early South Indian history.

Bibliography.
Index.