Contents: I. Srisamvarodayatantrarajah (Unpublished text): 1. Srisamvarodayatantrarajah --a brief introduction/Naresh Man Bajracharya. II. Buddhism & Society: 3. Compassion : Buddhism vis-a-vis Puranas/Phra Soonthorndhammathada. 4. Buddhism and socio-cultural values/S.G. Kantawala. 5. Individual and social identity/Kewal Krishan Mittal. 6. B.R. Ambedkar's religious legacy/Sanghasen Singh. 7. Some legal problems & their remedies in Buddhist literature/Abha Kulshreshtha. 8. Humanity and world peace through Buddhism/Subhra Barua Pavagadhi. 9. The social behaviour of man as reflected in the Pali Nikaya/Krishnakant Trivedi. III. Buddhist philosophy: 11. The problem of existence and non-existence in Buddhism/Sanghasen Singh. 12. Philosophic roots of the concept of tolerance (with special reference to Buddhist philosophy)/Kewal Krishan Mittal. 13. The relation between Pratityasamutpada and Sunyata/T.R. Sharma. IV. Buddhist literature & history: 16. Principal sentiment in the Nagananda/N.P. Unni. 17. Campa Mahanagara's contribution to the development of early Buddhism/K.T.S. Sarao. 18. From passion to salvation : Nanda's journey to enlightenment/S.M.P.N. Singh Shahi. 19. Buddhism in India/Priyasen Singh. V. Music in Buddhist literature: 23. Glimpses of music & dance in Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa/Sushsma Kulshreshtha. 24. Music and dance in Buddhist literature/Sushma Kulshreshtha. VI. Jataka-studies: 26. Image of women in Buddhist Jatakas/Harcharan Singh Sobti. 27. The status of women in the Buddhist Jataka/Krishnakant Trivedi. Appendix: 1. Papers related to Buddhism & Buddhist studies presented at International Conference held abroad/Sushma Kulshreshtha & Anju Bala. 2. Contributors. Publication committee.
"Gems of Buddhism comprising thirty articles and research papers from renowned scholars of India and abroad covering diverse aspects of Buddhism, Buddhist studies and indology is a floral adoration of vak to the grandeur and magnanimity of the illustrious Lord Amitabha Buddha. This volume Amitabha-Buddha-Srih is divided into sex sections: (i) Srisamvarodayatantrarajah (Unpublished text); (ii) Buddhism & society; (iii) Buddhist philosophy; (iv) Buddhist literature & history; (v) Music in Buddhist literature; (vi) Jataka-studies.
"The volume opens with an introductory note on the unpublished text entitled Srisamvarodayatantrarajah of unknown authorship followed by its edited text (chapters I-IV) which is being published here for the first time. This text has been extracted from a voluminous work Sriherukabhidhanamahatantrarajah. The remaining sections of this volume deal with various Vedic, Buddhistic, sociological, religious, philosophical, literary and technical scientific problems based on ancient Indian texts." (jacket)