In 1990 the British Museum made a startling discovery when they opened a clay pot they had acquired from Afghanistan. They found rolled up birch-bark scrolls, covered with texts written in Karosthi. This is the first report from the team of scholars at the University of Washington who are deciphering these texts, the earliest know written Buddhist scriptures.

Eleven essays from leading scholars in Buddhist Studies honor the late Godwin Samararatne, "scholar, meditation master, social worker, and spiritual friend to many in Sri Lanka and beyond." Each essay offers new interpretations of Buddhist texts and practices, and topics range from Buddhist theory and origin to practice and application.

This book portrays India during the period of Buddhist ascendancy from the non-Brahmin point of view. It is based on the literary, numismatic and inscriptional records.

This book portrays India during the period of Buddhist ascendancy from the non-Brahmin point of view. It is based on the literary, numismatic and inscriptional records.

This book provides a connected history of the Buddhist monks of ancient India, their activities, their monastic establishments and their contributions to Indian culture.

This beautiful book explains the origins and meaning of the stupa, with 250 stunning photographs from 13 Asian countries and a well-researched narrative. Ten pages of architectural overlays depict plans and elevations of the world's major stupas.

Continuation of The Great Chronicle of Ceylon (Mahavamsa) dealing with the period from the 12th to the 19th century C.E. Note: Pariyatti can ship Pali Text Society publications to countries in the Americas only (North, Central and South America, Hawaii and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico.)

Note: Pariyatti can ship Pali Text Society publications to countries in the Americas only (North, Central and South America, Hawaii and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico.)

This work is the outcome of painstaking research on the evolution of the stupas in Burma, in the period of the ancient capital at Pagan, from the 11th to 13th centuries A.D.