Holy Places of the Buddha: Crystal Mirror Series, Volume 9

An illustrated guide to the eight holy places of the Buddha - Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagara, Shravasti, Samkashya, and Vaishali - and the six Dharma regions of the Sotuh Asian subcobntinent. Presents Sites Important To Those Interested In The Dharma, And Gives Location Of The Site, Historical Events Associated With The Site, The Features A Pilgrim Would Find, And How The Site Figured In The Transmission Of The Dharma. Chapter Headings Only): Preface / Tarthang Tulku (p.xv) -- Introduction / Tarthang Tulku (p.xviii) -- Part I: The Eight Great Place Of Pilgrimage (p.3). The Practice Of Pilgrimage (p.4) -- Lumbini (p.15) -- Kapilavastu (p.25) -- Bodh Gaya (p.35) -- Sarnath (p.63) -- Kusinagara (p.78) -- Sravasti (p.88) -- Samkasya (p.101) -- Rajagrha (p.106) -- Vaisali (p.126) -- Part Ii: Madyadesa (p.133). Six Dharma Regions Of India (p.134) -- Madhyadesa, Heartland Of The Dharma (p.139) -- The University Of Nalanda (p.157) -- Odantapuri (p.179) -- Vikramasila (p.183) -- Part Iii: The Central Valleys (p.189). The Central Valleys (p.191) -- Mathura (p.200) -- The Northwestern Cities (p.207) -- Buddhism In Kashmir (p.219). Cont.): Part Iv: Western India (p.241). Monuments Of Ancient Avanti (p.243) -- Aparanta : The Western Coast (p.259) -- Cave Temples Of Western India (p.270) -- Part V: The Far Northwest (p.297). Uttarapatha : The Far Northwest (p.299) -- Gandhara (p.305) -- Taksasila (p.313) -- Uddiyana (p.322) -- Buddhism In Afghanistan (p.331) -- Part Vi: Holy Places Of The South (p.353). Daksinapatha : The Route South (p.355) -- Buddhist Centers Of Andhra (p.359) -- Tamilnadu (p.379) -- Kerala And Karnataka (p.391) -- Part Vii: Pracya : The Eastern Kingdoms (p.397). Vanga And Kalinga (p.399) -- Pundravardhana And Samatata (p.414) -- Tripura And Kamarupa (p.431) -- Traveling Information (p.436) -- Pronouncing Sanskrit (p.440) -- Abbreviations (p.442) -- Bibliography (p.445) -- Index (p.452). Includes Bibliographical References (p. [445]-451) And Index.