I: The experience of Buddhism in South Asia -- The life story of the Buddha and its ramifications -- The experience of the Sangha -- The Dharma: some perspectives of Nikāya Buddhism -- The Dharma: some Mahāyāna perspectives -- Saviors and Siddhas: the Mahāyāna Pantheon and Tantric Buddhism -- 2: The development of Buddhism outside India -- Buddhists and the practice of Buddhism: Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia -- Buddhists and the practice of Buddhism: the Tibetan cultural area -- Buddhists and the practice of Buddhism: East Asia -- From epilogue to dialogue: Buddhism and the West.

1. Buddhism