The north-eastern India occupies an important place in the history and culture of India. It is the house of a large number of ethnic groups residing in the plains as well as on the hills with distinct socio-cultural and religious identities. Buddhism has played an unique role, which is well-reflected in nicely-decorated Buddhist monasteries, stupas, minor religious structures, traditional arts and crafts, rituals, festivals and dances. This book, containing 27 papers by experts in their fields, is the first attempts to study the history of Buddhism, Buddhist art and architecture and its impact on socio-cultural and religious life of the people of north-east India. The book throws light on Theravada as well as Mahayana form of Buddhism, as practiced by some tribes of the area. The work unfurls different aspects of culture of north-eastern India in general and Buddhism in particular. The study, it is hoped, will prove to be useful to scholars as well as readers interested in the subject.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Byomakesh Tripathy
Dr. Byomakesh Tripathy, Reader and currently Head of the Department of History of Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, is an erudite scholar and specializes in Ancient Indian History and Culture and the History of North-East India. He is a member of several academic organizations. Dr. Tripathy has two books to his credit and has contributed more than forty research papers in different research journals and edited volumes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sristidhar Dutta
Prof. Sristidhar Dutta, former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, and former Head, Department of History is currently Professor of History of Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. He was also the General Secretary of the North-East India History Association for two terms. He is a member of several academic organizations and institutions. Besides authoring six books, Prof. Dutta has contributed more than sixty research articles in different regional and national journals and edited volumes.
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