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| List of Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Indian Buddhism | |
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| The Background to Buddhism | |
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| Life of the Buddha | |
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| Early History of the Buddhist Order | |
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| Buddhist Councils and Divisions in the Order | |
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| Asoka and the Missionary Activity of the Buddhists | |
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| Doctrines of the Early Buddhists | |
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| Major Schools of the Early Buddhists: Mahasamghika | |
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| Major Schools of the Early Buddhists: Theravada | |
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| Major Schools of the Early Buddhists: Sarvastivada | |
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| Kaniska | |
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| The Vinaya Pitaka | |
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| The Sutra Pitaka | |
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| The Abhidharma Pitaka | |
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| The Rise of the Mahayana | |
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| The Prajaparamita Literature | |
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| Doctrines of the Mahayana | |
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| Major Schools of the Mahayana: Madhyamika | |
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| Major Schools of the Mahayana: Yogacara | |
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| The Saddharmapundarka-Sutra | |
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| The Vimalakrti-Nirdesa Sutra | |
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| The Lankavatara Sutra | |
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| The Pure Land Sutras | |
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| Cosmology | |
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| Buddhist Logic | |
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| Nirvana | |
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| The Doctrine of Meditation in the Hnayana | |
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| The Doctrine of Meditation in the Mahayana | |
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| Buddhism Outside of India | |
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| Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon | |
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| Monastic Life in Ceylon | |
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| Introduction of Buddhism to Southeast Asia and Subsequent History up to the Eleventh Century | |
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| Medieval Buddhism in Southeast Asia | |
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| The Spread of Buddhism into China | |
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| History of Buddhism in China | |
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| Ch'an | |
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| Ching-t'u | |
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| Chinese Academic Schools and Doctrinal Innovations | |
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| Chinese Buddhism and the Communist Regime | |
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| Introduction of Buddhism to Korea and Subsequent Development | |
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| Buddhism in Korea Survives Suppression and Change | |
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| Introduction of Buddhism to Japan and Its Development During the Nara Period | |
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| Heian, Kamakura, and Tokugawa Periods in Japan | |
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| Japanese Innovations to Buddhism | |
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| Japanese Buddhism and the New Religions | |
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| Buddhism in Tibet | |
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| Buddhism and the West | |
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| Appendix: Partial Listing of Representative Buddhist Groups in the United States | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |