Preface, by Tarthang Tulku

Introduction, by Tarthang Tulku

PART I: THE EIGHT GREAT PLACES OF PILGRIMAGE

The Practice of Pilgrimage:
The Auspicious Occasion and Right Juncture
The Pilgrim's Path
Significance of the Stupa
Prilrimage in History
Records of Prilgrimage
Iconography of Pilgrimage

Lumbini:
Landmarks and Monuments
Rediscovery af Lumbini

Kapilavastu:
Pilgrims at Kapilavastu
The Search for Kapilavastu
Ramagrama

Bodh Gaya:
Veneration of the Bodhi Tree
Bodh Gaya at the Time of Hsuan-Tsang
The Mahabodhi Temple
Sri Lankans in Bodh Gaya
The Seven Major Sites
Central Holdy Place of the Sangha
Waning of Buddhism at Bodh Gaya
Recovering a Heritage
Bodh Gaya Revitalized
Art of Bodh Gaya

Sarnath:
Center for Religion, Art, and Education
Sarnath: memorial to the Dharma

Kusinagara:
Kusinagara Becomes a Buddhist Center
Rediscovery of Kusinagara
The Cremation Stupa
The Monastery of Matha-kuarakot
Kusinagara Today

Sravasti:
Sravasti: Jewel of the Kosalan Kingom
Sravasti of Fa-Hein and Hsuan-Tsang
Recovery of Sravasti
Sravasti Today
The Message of Sravasti

Samkasya

Rajagrha:
Rajagrha at the Time of the Buddha
Rajagrha in the Fifth and Seventh Centuries
Rajagrha Today
The Vulture Peak
Giryek
Kukkutapadagiri

Vaisali

PART ii: MADHYADES
Six Dharma Regions of India

Madhyadesa, Heartland of the Dharma:
Anga
Pataliputra
Kausambi
Saketa
O-yu-to

The University of Nalanda:
Rise of Nalanda University
Nalanda at the Time of King Harsa
Nalanda's Legacy to the Dharma
Nalanda During the Pala Dynasty
Recovery of Nalanda

Odantapuri

Vikramasila:
Masters of Vikramasila
Discovery of Vikramasiloa

PART III: THE CENTRAL VALEYS

The Central Valleys:
The Visits of Fa-hien and Hsuan-Tsang
Waning of Buddhism in the Central Valleys

Mathura:
Mathura at the Time of King Harsa
Modern Discoveries at Mathura

The Northwestern Cities:
Sthanesvara
Srughna
Matipura
Ahicchatra
Pi-lo-shan-na
Kanyakubja (Kanauj)
Hayamukha
Prayaga

Buddhism in Kashmir:
The Consecration of Kashmir
Early History of Kashmir
The Visit of Hsuan-Tsang
The Karkota Kings
Logic and Prajnaparamita
Kashmiri Masters in Tibet
Decline of the Dharma in kashmir
Archaeological Remains
Gilgit

PART IV: WESTERN INDIA

Monuments of Ancient Avanti:
Avanti at the Time of the Buddha
Vidisa
Sanci
Bharhut
Ujjayini

Aparanta: The Western Coast
Bharukacchi
Valabhi
Sindh
Eclipse of the Dharma in Western India

Cave Temples of Western India:

Cave Temples of Maharastra:
Maharastra
Ajanta
Bagh
Ellora
Nasik
Kanheri
Karli
Bhaja
Junnar
Waning of Buddhism in Maharastra

PARV V: THE FAR NORTHWEST

Uttarapatha: The Far Northwest:
Early Associations with Buddhism
Buddhism under Indo-Greek Rule
A Tradition of Pilgrimage

Gandhara:
Purusapura
Gandharan Art

Taksasila:
Visits of the Chinese ilgrims
Archaeology of Taksasila

Uddiyana:
Buddhism in the Swat Valley
Archaeology of Uddiyana

Buddhism in Afghanistan:
Nagarahara
Hadda
Kapisa
Balkh
Gaz and Bamiyan
Kabul, Wardak
Fondukistan
Kandahar
Ghazni
Haibak (Samangan)
Kunduz

PART VI: HOLY PLACES OF THE SOUGH

Daksinapatha: The Foute South:
Routes of Transmission

Buddhist Centers of Andhra:
Amaravati
Loss of Amaravati and Modern Excavations
Dhyanyakataka
Nagarjunakonda
Rediscovery of Nagarjunakonda
Art of Nagarjunakonda
Monuments Around the Great Centers

Tamilnadu:
The Colas
Kanci
Buddhist Masters Associated with Kanci
Kanci after the Sixth Century
Buddhavedu
Nagapattinam
Mahayana Masters of Tamilnadu
Malakuta

Kerala and Karnataka: Buddhismin Karnataka
Konkanapura
Vanavasa
Aihole
Badami and Dambal
Goa
Buddhism in Modern Karnataka

PART VII: Pracya: The Eastern Kingdoms

Vanga and Kalinga:
Tamralipti
Kalinga/Orissa
The Asia Hills: Ratnagiri, Udayagri, and Lalitagiri
Caritrapura
Kalinganagara
Salihundam
Inland: Mahakosala

Pundravardhana and Samatata:
Kajurghira
Karnasurvarna
Pundravardhana
Bhasa Vihara
Somapuri
Sitakot
Devikota
Jagaddala
Samatata
Pattikera
Cattagrama

Tripura and Kamarupa:
Kamapura
Waning Buddhism in the East

Traveling Information
Pronouncing Sanskrit
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index