Buddhist sites and Shrines in India:history ,Art and Archtecture
naresh
D.C. Ahir. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2003, 335 p., maps, plates, $61. ISBN
81-7030-774-0. [Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No. 231].
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Andhra Pradesh. 2. Arunachal
Pradesh. 3. Assam. 4. Bihar. 5. Chhattisgarh. 6. Delhi. 7. Goa. 8.
Gujarat. 9. Haryana. 10. Himachal Pradesh. 11. Jammu & Kashmir. 12.
Karnataka. 13. Kerala. 14. Madhya Pradesh. 15. Maharashtra. 16.
Orissa. 17. Pondicherry. 18. Punjab. 19. Rajasthan. 20. Sikkim. 21.
Tamil Nadu. 22. Tripura. 23. Uttaranchal. 24. Uttar Pradesh. 25. West
Bengal. Appendices: 1. The edicts of Asoka. 2. Buddhist monasteries
seen by Hiuen Tsang. 3. Sacred relics of the Buddha. 4. Buddhist
remains in Pakistan. 5. Buddhist sites in Bangla Desh. Bibliography.
Index. Buddhist sites and shrines in India.
"This book is the first of its kind which gives complete information
on the history, art & architecture of more than 250 Buddhist sites and
shrines in India. The presentation is state-wise, covering 25 modern
states, in alphabetical order, from Andhra Pradesh to West Bengal. The
most sacred shrines, sanctified by the Buddha, are in Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh. Three other states where the Best Buddhist heritage has
survived are -Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. And the
best gompas, monasteries in the high Himalayan Valleys where Buddhism
has been a living faith through the ages, are in Arunachal Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (Kashmir) and Sikkim.
"To make this volume complete in all respects, five additional notes
have been added. These are on-the edicts of Asoka (3 century BC);
Buddhist monasteries seen by Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, in the
7 century AD; sacred relics of the Buddha; Buddhist remains in
Pakistan, and Buddhist sites in Bangla Desh. All this information
naturally makes this volume a very useful reference book on the
Buddhist sites and shrines in Ancient India."
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