The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in IndiaDescription: There is no dearth of books and monographs on Indian Buddhism but a related account of the rise, development of Buddhism and its decline has not been attempted. The present work is a modest contribution in this direction. It provides an indepth study of Indian Buddhism and traces its history, development and decline and places it in proper perspective. Divided into fourteen chapters covering three major themes: introduction, progress and decline of Buddhism, the book discusses its various stages. It based mainly on primary source's, focusses attention on different aspects of Buddhism that helped it to rise and to reach at the zenith of its glory. |
Contents
Contemporary Kings | 9 |
CHAPTER 2 | 23 |
The Siśunāga Dynasty or the Suśunāga Dynasty | 29 |
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Amoghavarṣa ascended the throne Aśoka Beal became belonged Bengal Bhoja Brāhmaṇas Brahmanism Buddha Buddhist Buddhist monasteries Buddhist monks Buddhist Samgha built capital century Chalukya Chalukya ruler Chandella Cola copperplate CSHI Deccan defeated describes Deva Deva-temples Devapāla devout worshipper Dharmapāla dhism DHNI district dynasty father flourished GENEALOGY Gopāla grant Gupta Gurjara Gurjara-Pratihāra H.C. Ray Harṣa Harṣavardhana Hindu Hinduism Hiuen-tsang HKMC Hoysala Hwui Ibid India Jaina Jainism Jayasimha Kalacuris Kāmarūpa Kanauj Kāñci Kanişka Kashmir Khajraho king kingdom Kirtivarman known Kṛṣṇa latter lord Magadha Mahārāja Mahārājādhirāja Mahāyāna Maheśvara Mahipāla Mālavā Mālwā mentions Nālandā non-Buddhists Pāla Pallava Pandya Paramāra patronage PHAI plates probably prosperity R.C. Majumdar Rāṣṭrakūta records refers reign religion religious ruled ruler Śaiva Śaivism Sammitiya says SBCI scholars sect Śilāditya Śiva Someśvara stone inscription stūpas succeeded successor temple V.A. Smith Vaiṣṇava Vaiṣṇavism Vajrayāna Valabhi Varmans vihāra village Viṣņu worship