A selection of essays on Mahayana Buddhism. Includes: Continuity and Changes in the Buddhism of Taiwan by Anita Sharma, Dzogchen or Ati Yoga: The Tibetan Tradition of the Great Perfection by Jean-Luc Achard, Self-scepticism in Upanishads and the Buddhist Concept of Anatman by Katrin Seele, the Rise and Decline of Buddhism in Central Asia by Keith Leitich, Japanese Pure Land Buddhism: Some Minor Movements in the Pure Land Tradition by Ken'ichi Maegawa, Buddhism and the Mongolian People's Republic: The Remaking of Cultural Identity by Michael Jerryson, The Buddhist Transformation of Silla Kingship by Pankaj N.Mohan, Gender in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism by Serenity Young, Newar Buddhism: The Vajrayana Tradition of Nepal by Shanker Thapa, and ven.Buddhahadra and His Contributions in Buddhism in 5th Century China by Vijay Kumar Manandhar.

Introduction | Shanker THAPA

Continuity and Changes in the Buddhism of Taiwan | Anita SHARMA

rDzogs chen or Atiyoga: The Tibetan Tradition of the Great Perfection | Jean-Luc ACHARD

Thoughts and Historical Events: Self-Scepticism in Upanishads and Buddhist Concept of Anatman | Katrin SEELE

The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in Central Asia | Keith A. LEITICH

Japanese Pure Land Buddhism: Some Minor Movements in the Pure Land Tradition | Keneichi MAEGAWA

Buddhism and the Mongolian People's Republic: The Remaking of Cultural Identity | Michael JERRYSON

The Buddhist Transformation of Silla Kingship: Buddha as a King and King as a Buddha | Pankaj N. MOHAN

Gender in Indo -Tibetan Buddhism | Serinity YOUNG

Newar Buddhism: The Vajrayana Tradition of Nepal | Shanker THAPA

Ven. Buddhabhadra and His Contributions in Buddhism in 5th Century China | Vijay Kumar MANANDHAR