About the author -- The pronunciation of Sanskrit -- Preface -- PART 1. BUDDHISM IN INDIA -- The ancient Indian context -- The Buddha -- The Buddha's teaching -- The path to awakening -- The early saṅgha -- The councils -- Developments in the saṅgha --The Buddhist schools -- The Tripiṭaka -- The Abhidharma -- Origins of the Mahāyāna -- The Mahāyāna sūtras -- The new spiritual ideal -- The Mahāyāna schools I: the Madhyamaka -- The Mahāyāna schools II: the Yogācāra -- The tathāgatagarbha doctrine -- The tantra and Vajrayāna Buddhism -- The end of Buddhism in India -- PART 2. BUDDHISM BEYOND INDIA -- Buddhism in Sri Lanka -- Buddhism in south-east Asia -- Buddhism in central Asia and Kashmir -- Buddhism in China -- Buddhism in Korea -- Buddhism in Japan -- Buddhism in Tibet -- Buddhism in Mongolia -- Buddhism in Nepal -- Buddhism in Persia -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
