Buddhism in the Classical Age

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There are quite a great number of books on Ancient Indian History by many scholars, both big and small Buddhism became a very popular topic for the last twenty-five years or more, i.e., after the 25th centenary celebrations of Buddha jayanti. although there was no dearth of scholars of Buddhism before that also. Encouraged by the new enthusiasm from that time many scholars produced different works on different aspects of Buddhism, As a result we have a rich harvest of books on Buddhism. The present work intends to project a picture of Buddhism during the Gupta. post-Gupta and prePala period, in all the aspects of history, art, architecture, inscriptions, literature, philosophy as well as the intercourse with China,, which; by this time, became more interested in India (though it had received Buddhism much earlier) and was exchanging Buddhist scholar with India. A such, it is a work away from the trodden path, As yet, no such comprehensive work covering all the aspects of Buddhism has been produced and it is hoped that this book will cater to the needs of both scholars and research students as well as lay people who would like to have a clear picture of this period in all its details in a single volume.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudha Sengupta

Sudha Sengupta, a double graduate of Calcutta University, in Ancient Indian History and Culture and in Pali, with high positionsin both the subjects, was inspired and encouraged by her Professor, the great Indologist and scholar of Pali, and Buddhism. Dr. Benimadhab Barua, to probe in to the field of research in Buddhis. With his blessings, she had an opportunity to make on the spot studies in a number of places in Asia, like Japan, Thailand etc. which profess Buddhism even today. The present work is the result of her studies of Buddhism in India during the ascendancy of Mahayanism and its transition to Tantrism, which won her the Degree of Ph.D. fromthe Calcutta University. She proposes to make some more studies in east and south Asian countries, particularly Japan, in a subsequent work. Her proficiency in the language would make it more convenient for her to pursue the work. She is connected for her to pursue the work. She is connected with teaching Buddhism in the University of Delhi for the last 27 year, and has a number of scholarly papers and some chapters in foreign books to her credit.