About the Book The contribution of Buddhist thought and culture had been very important and distinct in shaping the religious life of Asian people for at least eight long centuries from the first century BCE. Due to the intellectual and cultural intercourse, during the course of about eight centuries, Buddhist scholars and missionaries and the pious devotees of Buddhism succeeded in transplanting Buddhist faith in the Asian countries. A sublime culture was accepted as the currency of civilization of large tracts of Asian continent and their inhabitants. This book highlights the religio philosophical and cultural background of Buddhist thought in which a strong lasting cultural relation was built-up between India and other Buddhist countries of Asia. The aim of this book is to promote mutual religious and cultural understanding between the people of the different countries of Asia by reminding them of the old cultural relations. A lot of printed material is available on this subject but this book is very interesting as well as fresh in its approach.
About the Author Dr. G. K. Lama, Professor, Dep artment of AIHC & Archaeology, Centre of Advanced Study, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, having specialization in the field of Archaeology, Buddhism and South East Asian Studies, has fourteen books in his credit namely Tibet Men Bauddha Dharma Ka Itihas-2004; Samyak Darshan -2004; Cultural Heritage of South-East Asia-2009; Indus to Ganges-2009; Pakkakot: Some New Archaeological Dimensions of Mid Ganga Plain-2012; Buddhist Cave Temples of Ancient India-2013; A Buddhist Universe 2016; An Archaeological Journey of Nalanda-2018; Art Heritage of Nalanda-2018; India: A Journey from Lithic to Iron-2019; Footprints of the Buddha on the Roof of the World-2020, Glimpses of North-East India-2021, Indian Culture through the Ages-2021, The Cult of Adamantine Path-2022 He has presented 67 research papers in various National and International seminars and 103 research papers have been published in various reputed journals, edited books, conference proceedings and felicitation volumes. He has completed a Major Research Project entitled Archaeological Investigation in and around Nalanda, granted by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, which was submitted in 2014. The author has also completed 16 projects regarding archaeological investigations in Sikkim, Eastern and Western UP and Bihar with the kind permission of Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi. He has invited twice to Sri Lanka and once to Thailand to deliver special lectures.
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