Amitabha- Buddha- Srih Gems of Buddhism

About the Book Gems of Buddhism comprising thirty articles and research papers from renowned scholars of India and abroad covering diverse aspects of Buddhism, Buddhist Studies and Indology is a floral adoration of vak to the grandeur and magnanimity of the illustrious Lord Amitabha Buddha. This volume Amitabha-Buddha-Srih is divided into six sections:

(1) Srisamvarodayatantrarajah (Unpublished Text)

(ii) Buddhism & Society

(iii) Buddhist Philosophy.

(iv) Buddhist Literature & History

(v) Music In Buddhist Literature

(vi) Jataka-Studies

The volume opens with an introductory note: on the unpublished text entitled Srisamvaroda yatantrarajah of unknown authorship followed by its edited text (Chapters I-IV) which is being published here for the first time. This text has been extracted from a voluminous work Sriherukäbhidhänamahatantrarajah. The remaining sections of this volume deal with various vedic, Buddhistic, sociological, religious, philosophical, literary and technical scientific problems based on ancient Indian.

In this volume, rich material is supplied on different aspects of Buddhism, Buddhist Studies and Indology through thirty valuable contributions by various eminent scholars. Some of them are: Prof. Phra Soonthorndham mathada, Prof. Lokesh Chandra, Prof. K.T.S. Sarao, Prof. Sanghasen Singh, Prof. K.K. Mittal, Dr. K.K. Mishra, Prof. S.G. Kantawala, Prof. N.P. Unni, Prof. Sushma Kulshreshtha, Prof. Chandrakant Shukla, Dr. Harcharan Singh Sobti, Dr. T.R. Sharma, Dr. Krishnakant Trivedi and Dr. S.M.P.N. Singh Shahi.

About the Author B.A. (1962) Ist class, Banaras Hindu University; M.A. Sanskrit (1964) Ist class Ist, Vikram University, Ujjain D.Phil. (1969) Allahabad University, Diploma in l'ali Language & Literature (1972) Ist position with Distinction, University of Delhi. Puranetihäsācārya (1981) Ist class, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, D.Litt. (1989) Ranchi University.

Teaching Sanskrit in Daulat Ram College & University of Delhi since 1966. Guiding M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars since 1970.

Sponsored and nominated by ICHR, ICSSR, UGC, Dept. of Culture, Ministry of HRD & ICCR, Govt. of India, participated, presented papers and or ganised panels in VI World Sanskrit Conference at Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia, USA in 1984, VII World Sanskrit Conference at Kern Institute, University of Leiden, the Netherlands in 1987, VIII Conference of the International Association of Bud dhist Studies at University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1987, XXXIII International Congress of Asian and North African Studies at University of Toronto, Canada in 1990, VIII World Sanskrit Conference at University of Vienna, Austria in 1990 and IX World Sanskrit Conference at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia in 1994.

Participated in 101 sessions of the World Sanskrit Conference, All India Oriental Conference, Indian Philosophical Congress, Akhila Bharatiya Dariana Fansa, All India Kilidisa Samároha, U.G.C. Semi nars and NCERT workshops and presented papers.

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