The volume explores the Buddhist linkages between India and Vietnam. The papers presented at the Hanoi International Conference in April 2011 by scholars including those from other places like Sri Lanka, Thailand, China and Cambodia deals with facets of cultural exchange through Buddhist thought, philosophy, art and architecture and ideology of social change. They take up spread of Buddhism by King Ashoka and others, Indian Buddhist influence on Khmer art and culture, impact of Buddhism on the Cham people and the Vinitaruci Zen sect links between Vietnamese and Indian Buddhism. They view Vietnam as a site of flowering of Buddhist thought, philosophy, spiritual practices and art. They study representation of Mahabodhi in philosophy and art, sculptures and decorative patterns that represent Buddhist art in Vietnam and the Vietnamese re-interpretation of Buddhism.