Part 1. Perspectives : Buddhism and religion -- Part 2. North India in the sixth century B G : The physical, economic and social environment -- Monarchy, the city and individualism -- The religious and ideological environment -- Part 3. Buddhist civilization in principle : Profile of the buddha -- The new wisdom -- The new society -- Part 4. Buddhist civilization in practice : The ashokan buddhist state -- The buddhist state in ceylon -- The fate of buddhist civilization in India -- The survival of buddhist civilization in ceylon

1. Buddha and Buddhism -- India
2. Buddha and Buddhism -- Ceylon
3. Buddhist civilization
4. Buddhism -- India
5. Buddhism -- Sri Lanka
6. Buddhist civilization