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The Buddhist world, where one finds such an incredible variety of experience, stretches from the Southern Asian countries of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asian lands of Myanmar, Siam, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, then north west to China, Japan and Korea and finally over Tibet and Central Asia. In some of these countries, Buddhism was once a powerful force, but long ago declined, in others it has continued for centuries as a way of faith and life that pervades the total culture. This book shall be of interest to theologists, archaeologists, tourist guides, tourists and tourism departments, art students and to knowledge-seeking public.
The World of Buddhism, Lipika Singh, Shubhi Publications, Hardcover (2 Volumes), Volume I: 166 pp, Volume II: 264 pp, $75.00
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CONTENTS: The World of Buddhism
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VOLUME I
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Acknowledgements
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5
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Preface
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7
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Chapter 1: Lord Buddha & Buddhism
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9
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Chapter 2: Historical Background of Buddhism
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45
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Chapter 3: Contribution of Asoka-The Great to Buddhism
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111
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Chapter 3: Foreign Travellers and Buddhism
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139
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VOLUME II
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Chapter 1: Buddhist Sites and Monuments of Tourist Interest
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5
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Chapter 2: Buddhist Pilgrimage
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221
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Chapter 3: Conclusion
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237
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Appendix I: Buddha's Conversation with Monk
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243
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Appendix II: Spread of Buddhism: Mid & East Asia
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248
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Appendix III: Buddhist Teachers from India Who Visited China
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253
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Appendix IV: Spread of Buddhism in South & Southeast Asia
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253
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Chronological Table of Events
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255
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Bibliography
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258
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Glossary
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263
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