The date of the historical Sakyamuni Buddha

Donated By: Shailendra Raj Mehta
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Contents


Preface iii-iv
List of Contributors vii-viii
1 The Antiquity of Sites Related to the Buddha 1-7
2 The Date of the Buddha According to Kalacakra Mythology 9-18
3 Reconsidering the Date of the Nirvana of Lord Mahavira 19-37
4 The Date of the Buddha - A Reconsideration of Linguistic Evidence 39-45
5 A Note on the Date of the Buddha 47-50
6 An Independent and Definitive Evidence on the Date of the Historical Sakyamuni Buddha 51-64
7 The Historical Background of the Rise of Buddhism and the Problem of Dating 65-77
8 Magadha Chronology and Date of the Buddha 79-95
9 Archaeological Evidence on the Date of the Buddha 97-103
10 The Date of Historical Buddha and the Gottingen Conference : Some Observations 105-111
11 A Note on the Date of the Buddha 113-122
12 The Buddha Date and Era 123-145
13 The Importance of the Dotted Record 147-150
14 The Vivasah of Asoka 151-164
15 The Date of Nirvana 165-199
Bibliography 201-214
Index 215-224