Volume 1. Part I: Transmission Of Buddhism Before The Seventh Century -- 1. Networks For Long-distance Transmission Of Buddhism In South Asian Transit Zones, /by Jason Neelis -- 2. Truth And Scripture In Early Buddhism: Categorial Reduction As Exegetical Method In Ancient Gandhara And Beyond, /by Stefan Baums -- 3. Now You Hear It, Now You Don't: The Phrase Thus Have I Heard In Early Chinese Buddhist Translations, /by Jan Nattier -- 4. The First Agama Transmission To China, /by Elsa Legittimo -- 5. What Is A Hinayana Zealot Doing In Fifth-century China?, /by Daniel Boucher -- 6. Meditation Traditions In Fifth-century Northern China: With A Special Note On A Forgotten Kasmiri Meditation Tradition Brought To China By Buddhabhadra (359-429), / By Chen Jinhua --^ 7. Transmission Of The Dharma And Reception Of The Text: Oral And Aural Features In The Fifth Chapter Of The Book Of Zambasta, /by Giuliana Martini. Part Ii: Buddhism Across Asia Between The Seventh And Fifteenth Centuries -- 8. On Kuiji's Sanskrit Compound Analyses: Transmission Of Sanskrit Grammar In The Early Tang Dynasty, /by Teng Weijen -- 9. Abridged Teaching (lue Jiao): Monastic Rules Between India And China, /by Ann Heirman -- 10. From Nalanda To Chang'an: A Survey Of Buddhist Libraries In Medieval China (618-907), /by Wang Xiang -- 11. Multiple Traditions In One Ritual: A Reading Of The Lantern-lighting Prayers In Dunhuang Manuscripts, /by Chen Huaiyu -- 12. The Idea Of India (tenjiku) In Pre-modern Japan: Issues Of Signification And Representation In The Buddhist Translation Of Cultures, /by Fabio Rambelli -- 13. The Buddhist Image Inside-out: On The Placing Of Objects Inside Statues In East Asia, /by James Robson --^ 14. Indian Abhidharma Literature In Tibet: A Study Of The Vijnana Section Of Sthiramati's Pancaskandhakavibhasa, /by Jowita Kramer -- 15. From Asoka To Jayavarman Vii: Some Reflections On The Relationship Between Buddhism And The State In India And Southeast Asia, /by Hermann Kulke -- 16