Indo- Thai: Historical and Cultural Linkages

Indo- Thai: Historical and Cultural Linkages      

By- Neeru Misra and Sachchidanand Sahai (Eds.)

This volume brings together papers which were presented at a seminar to explore Indo-Thai historical and cultural linkages and the age of old relationship between the two countries, its historical contribution to the formation of global Asian Civilization and consciousness in today’s world.

The topics discussed include the linkages between Hinduism and Buddhism in Thailand, Trade Contacts between the two countries from ancient time. Artefacts and Heritage sites, The Theory of Mind in early Buddhist Philosophy, The Tai Communities of Northeast India, The Advent of Buddhism and Early Buddhist Kingdom in Central Thailand and the Mahayana Tradition in Thailand, among many others.

This is an invaluable volume for scholars of History, Religion and Culture of India and Thailand.

Neeru Misra is Head of the Department of Museology with the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi.

Sachchidanand Sahai an alumnus of Banras Hindu University where he studied Indian and South-East Asian Art and Archaeology, specialized in the Khmer studies at the University of Paris, Sorbonne (1965-9).

ISBN  81-7304-757-X    2007   190p.   Rs.475/ pounds 35

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