On Buddhist monastic life in ancient India.

Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc.

The book Bioethics and Buddhism is a unique work giving a glimpse of Bioethics and Buddhism along with of discussing various Bioethical issues from a Buddhist Perspective. The author has brought out the significance of Bioethics and Buddhism for the contemporary world. The book aims at conveying the message of the Buddha to the modern world-the message of Ethics and Morality. The central contention of the book is that the modern world must follow the teachings of the Buddha as well as Buddhist Ethics in order to solve its problems, medical, social, moral and Spiritual. Dr. Venkata Sivasai has made a commendable effort to bring out the basic principles of Buddhist ethics and show that these principles are as relevant and to solve various contemporary Biomedical issues.

The most important research tool for vinaya studies. Covers both primary and secondary sources in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, and Chinese as well as modern sources in English, French, German and Japanese.