Spread and Influence of Hinduism and Buddhism in Asia

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. The concepts of Buddha and Bodhisattva/Siddheshwar R. Bhatt. 2. Concepts of Karma and Samsara in Idnian and Japanese culture/Rewati Raman Pandey. 3. The ritual of Tai Pusam and the role of Pandaram in Malaysia--interpretation of an ethnic ritual of the Malaysian Indian Community/Shinji Shigematsu. 4. The revival of the Buddha in narratives: the conflict between philology and the science of history/Masahiro Shimoda. 5. Dancing Ganesa in India and beyond its frontiers/Sudha Malaiya. 6. The Jataka and self sacrifice/Musashi Tachikawa. 7. Environment perspective of Hindu festivals/N. Vijaya. 8. Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi and his thought in modern times/J.K. Bajaj.