Synopsis The present volume deals with the relations of Harsha, the famous monarch of ancient India, with Buddhism and other religions of his time. It is probably the first book of its kind, for no work dealing only with religion and religious activities of Harsha, and for that matter any ruler of ancient India, has been attempted by anybody so far. Its author Professor S.R. Goyal has not only collected the entire evidence on this problem, both Indian and Chinese, at one place including the Chinese and Uigur versions of the letters exchanged between Yuan Chwang and the Indian priests of Mahabodhi recently published in English by Professor D. Devahuti (Part I) but has also analysed it thoroughly (Part 2) and has come to the conclusion that though extremely liberal in his religious outlook Harsha never adopted Buddhism as his personal faith and remained a Saiva throughout his life (Part 3). He has also discussed the impact of feudalism on the Buddhist monasteries, specially the Nalanda Mahavihara and the politico-economic implications of the religious activities of Harsha (Part 4). In the first of the two Appendices (Part 5) he has tried to determine the date of the Harshacharita with greater exactitude (c. 620 A.D.) and in the second has tabulated the chronology of the travels of Yuan Chwang in India in the light of which the testimony of the Chinese Pilgrim sometimes assumes new significance. The book takes into consideration all the material published on the subject upto date. It is undoubtedly a welcome addition to the literature both on Harsha and Buddhism.