Synopsis The book the summation of a lifetime of research on Indian Buddhism is an exceptionally comprehensive discussion of Indian Buddhism. A History of Indian Buddhism the summation of a lifetime of research on Indian Buddhism is an exceptionally comprehensive discussion of Indian Buddhism, with detailed chapters on its history and doctrine. The work contains a vivid vigorous and fully detailed description of early Buddhism and its teachings the material organization of the community the formation and further developments of Buddhist writings the conciliar traditions the evolution of Buddhist sculpture and architecture.