Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-349), Internet addresses and index.

The foundtions of the study of religion in Asia -- The beginnings of South Asian religion -- The emergence of the Hindu wisdom tradition -- The six schools of indian philosophy, Samkhya and yoga, Nyaya and Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and vedanta -- Hindu devotion -- Islam and its influence on Medieval South Asian religion -- Sikhism -- Hinduism's changing relationship with the west -- Jainism, the first of the nastika tradititons -- Early Buddhism in India -- Later developments in Indian Buddhism -- Budhism in the modern world context -- Religion in Southeast Asia -- Islam in south and southeast asia -- Archaic foundations of Chinese religions -- Philosophical Daoism -- Daoist religion -- Confucius and the origins of Confucianism -- Early Confucianism and its rivals -- Neo-Confucianism -- The Chinese transformation of Buddhism -- The consolidation and expansion of Chinese Buddhism -- Religion in Korea -- Early Japanese religion and the development of Shinto -- Japanese Buddhism to about 1200 -- Pure land and Nichiren Buddhism -- Zen Buddhism in Japan -- East Asian religions and the challenge of the modern world.

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