Part. I. History of the rise, progress and downfall of Buddhism in India.--Part.II. History of Tibet from early times to 1745 A.D ...

Introduction -- The Material of Religion -- From the Buddha to Ashoka: c. 600-200 BCE -- The Sangha and the Laity: c. 200 BCE-200 CE -- The Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha Images, and Monastic ...

Not long ago, a friend and colleague of mine posted a query in a Buddhist academic group: what sutras or other suitably ancient Buddhist writings could one read today as appealing to something like ...

Any long term history of Christianity must pay proper attention to one key turning point, namely the conversion of the Roman Empire to this new faith. We all have a good sense of what happened next, ...

Around twenty-five hundred years ago, an Indian prince awoke to the suffering of other beings and, long story short, became the Buddha. In late January, the Brooklyn Museum unveiled a far more complex ...