Contents: Preface. Foreword by Ven. M. Wipulasara Maha Thera. The founder and the journal. 1. The essentials of Buddhism/Anagarika Dharmapala. 2. Message of the Buddha/Anagarika Dharmapala. 3. The world's debt to Buddha/Anagarika Dharmapala. 4. Buddha and the future of his religion/B.R. Ambedkar. 5. A.B.C. of Buddhism/Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan. 6. Greatness of Buddha and Buddhism/Nalinaksha Dutt. 7. Buddhadeva/Rabindranath Tagore. 8. Buddhism the universal religion/Sir Hari Singh Gaur. 9. Practical aspect of Buddhism/Kushak Bakula. 10. True Buddhism/L.M. Joshi. 11. The concept of dharma in Buddhism/L.M. Joshi. 12. Modernity of ancient Buddhism/L.M. Joshi. 13. The social philosophy of Buddhism/U. Dhammaratana. 14. The rise and fall of the Hindu woman (Who was responsible for it?)/B.R. Ambedkar. 15. Social reforms among Buddhists/ Mahesh Tiwary. 16. The Buddhist way of life/Devapriya Valisinha. 17. This is the way to end Dukkha/S.N. Goenka. 18. Buddha's path is to experience reality/S.N. Goenka. 19. The way to Nirvana according to the Dhammapada/L.M. Joshi. 20. Happiness is the goal of life/ U. Dhammaratana. 21. Buddhism : a scientific approach to life/R.L. Soni. 22. Buddhist ideal of Livelihood/R.L. Soni. 23. Buddhism in relation to the profession of medicine/R.L. Soni. 24. Faith in Buddhism/U. Dhammaratana. 25. Buddhism and mental health/Acharya Buddharakkhita. 26. Fundamentals of Buddhist psychology/Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan. 27. The Buddhist outlook/Bhikkhu Jagdish Kashyap. 28. The mind and the mere mind in Buddhism/L.M. Joshi. 29. Buddhism and Indian culture/Anukul Chandra Banerjee. 30. India's debt to Buddhism/D.C. Ahir. 31. Aspects of Buddhism in ancient Indian culture/L.M. Joshi. 32. The role of Buddhism in Indian life and thought/Beni Madhab Barua. 33. Buddhism and its contribution to universal religion/N.K. Bhagwat. 34. Contribution of Buddhism to art/Nihar Ranjan Ray. 35. The contribution of Buddhism to letters/P.L. Vaidya. 36. Buddhist literature/P.V. Bapat. 37. Origin and development of the Buddhist system of education/Kanai Lal Hazra. 38. Buddhist libraries in ancient India/Dipak Kumar Barua. 39. The monuments--a historical survey/Debala Mitra. 40. The Great Maha Bodhi Temple/D.C. Ahir. 41. The Great Sanchi Stupa/D.C. Ahir. 42. The historical importance of the Stupa of Bharhut/D.C. Ahir. 43. Buddhist cave temples in India/D.C. Ahir. 44. Trees in Buddhism/D.C. Ahir. 45. Buddhist festivals/Neluwe Jinaratana. 46. The rise and the decline of Buddhism in India/Rahul Sankrityayan. 47. Buddhism and India/Kailash Nath Katju. 48. 100 years of Buddhism in modern India/D.C. Ahir. 49. Contribution of Buddhism to modern India/D.C. Ahir. 50. Expansion of Buddhist culture in North-East Asia/Nalinaksha Dutt.
"The Maha Bodhi, founded by Anagarika Dharmapala in 1892 is the only Buddhist journal in India to complete a century. During it glorious journey of 100 years (1892-1992). The Maha Bodhi journal has played a very significant role in the renaissance of Buddhism in India, and shed valuable light on the rich heritage of the Buddha and Buddhism through hundreds of articles contributed by eminent scholars from all over the world.
"This commemorative volume of fifty selected articles on Indian Buddhism by twenty eight Indian scholars and the stalwarts of the Maha Bodhi Society of India. This unique volume presents a perfect Panorama of Indian Buddhism, and its remarkable contribution to the culture and civilization of the land of its birth." (jacket)
