Royal Patronage of Buddhism in Ancient India

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Buddhism, like other religions of the world , owed much of its expansion to the patronage of several rulers in India extended to the religion for its progress. The book gives for the first time a chronological account of the patronage of Buddhism in ancient India by kings and clans from the period of the Buddhaâ€™s ministration to that of the extinction of the Gupta dynasty. Being based on a close study of original sources, the book presents in detail a living picture of the progress of Buddhism under the patronage of rulers who occupied an important place in Indian history for their contribution to Buddhism or to the Buddhist world. An authentic book on the subject, it will no doubt be helpful to those interested in the study of Buddhism and Buddhist culture.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kanai Lal Hazra

Dr. Kanai Lal Hazra is Reader and Head of the Department of Pali at the University of Calcutta. He obtained his M.A. and L.L.B., and Diploma in French Language fromthe University of Calcutta. He had his Ph.D. degree at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He is the Author of a number of papers poblished inthe noted journals and periodicals in English and Bengali. He is widely recognised as one of the leading authorities inthe field of Buddhism. He is also a well-known author of South-East Asian History, Religion and culture. He has severla books to his credit. His published works are: History of Theravada Buddhism in south-East Asia: The Buddhist Annals and Chronicles of South East Asia: Buddhism in India as described by the Chinese Pilgrims; and The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India. At present he is one of the most influential thinkers of Buddhist History in India.