Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Ancient India/edited by B.R. Verma and
S.R. Bakshi. New Delhi, Commonwealth, 2005, vii, 222 p.,
$55. ISBN
81-7169-822-0.
Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Ancient India/edited by B.R. Verma and
S.R. Bakshi. New Delhi, Commonwealth, 2005, vii, 222 p.,
$55. ISBN
81-7169-822-0.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Hinduism. 3. Buddhism. 4. Origin and early spread of Buddhism (Up to the Coronation of Ashoka in 269 B.C.). 5. Beginnings of Buddhist art in the pre-Ashokan period (532 B.C.--269 B.C.). 6. Development of Buddhism in the time of Ashoka and the later Mauryas (269 B.C.--188 B.C). 7. Condition of Buddhism in the period between the fall of the Mauryas and the rise of the Kanishka Group of Kushana Kings (188 B.C.--A.D. 78). 8. Transformation of Buddhism from the time of Kanishka to the end of the third century A.D. 9. Places of eminence in the history of Indian Buddhism. 10. Jainism. 11. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
"The volume has deep bearing on significant aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism for a long time in ancient India. All aspects have been explained in a fairly comprehensive way. The rise of Kushan Emperors is a most significant phenomenon in ancient India. The reigns of Asoka the Great and the Mauryan Empire have been highlighted. The eminence of Buddhism and its expansion in various regions of India have been explained in this volume." (jacket)