Buddhism, Diplomacy and Trade_ The Realignment of Sino-Indian Relations, 600-1400

Abstract

LIST OF FIGURES AND MAPS ; SERIES EDITOR ' S PREFACE Xl ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ; INTRODUCTION ; CHINA 'S ENCOUNTER AND PREDICAMENT WITH THE INDIC WORLD ; CHAPTER ONE ; MILITARY CONCERNS AND SPIRITUAL UNDERPINNINGS OF TANG-INDIA DIPLOMACY ; CHAPTER TWO ; THE EMERGENCE OF CHINA AS A CENTRAL BUDDHIST REALM ; CHAPTER THREE ; THE TERMINATION OF THE BUDDHIST PHASE OF SINO-INDIAN INTERACTIONS ; CHAPTER FOUR ; THE RECONFIGURATION OF SINO-INDIAN TRADE AND ITS UNDERLYING CAUSES ; CHAPTER FIVE ; THE PHASES AND THE WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE RECONFIGURATION OF SINO-INDIAN TRADE ; CONCLUSION ; FROM BUDDHISM TO COMMERCE: THE REALIGNMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ; NOTES ; GLOSSARY ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX ;