Spin-off from the successful The World's Religions edited by Stewart Sutherland, which had pre-publication sales of 2054 (1988)

`This is an excellent book which blends the historical and phenomenological methods to present a very rich as well as readable introduction to the religions of Asia.' - Religion

1. Introduction, Friedhelm Hardy 2. Philosophical and Religious Taoism, Bulcsu Siklos, (School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London) 3. Mazdaism ('Zoroastrianism'), Julian Baldick (King's College, London) 4. The Classical Religions of India, Friedhelm Hardy : General Remarks on the Religious History of India; Vedic Religion; The Renouncer Traditions, Epic and Puranic Religion; Mahayana Buddhism and Buddhist Philosophy; Hindu Philosophies and Theologies; Later Jainism; The Esoteric Traditions and Antinomian Movements 5. Saivism and the Tantric Traditions, Alexis Sanderson (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford) 6. Modern Hinduism, Glyn Richards (University of Stirling) 7. Sikhism, C. Shackle (SOAS, University of London) 8. Theravada Buddhism in South-East Asia, W.J. Johnson (University of Oxford) 9. Buddhism and Hinduism in the Nepal Valley, David Gellner (University of Oxford) 10. Buddhism in China, Bulcsu Sikl^D' os 11. Buddhism in Japan, Bulcsu Siklos 12. The Religions of Tibet, Tadeusz Skorupski (SOAS, University of London) 13. Buddhism in Mongolia, Bulcsu Siklos Index