CONTENTS: Introduction, I. Geography of the early Tipitakas, II. THE COSMOGRAPHY: 1. The Heavens and the higher births, 2. The Lower Worlds, 3. Genesis and dissolution of the World, III. CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS PRACTICES: 1. Religious thought, 2. Ascetics and their practices, 3. Some important non-Buddhist teachers, IV. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION: 1. Social differentiation, 2. The family, 3. Women, V. MATERIAL CULTURE: 1. Everyday Life, 2. Household articles, VI. SOCIAL INTERACTION: 1. Recreations and Festivals, 2. Manners and Customs, 3. Superstitious and Charms, VII. ECONOMIC RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATION: 1. Economic Life, 2. Communications and Trade, 3. Currency, 4. Flora, 5. Fauna, VIII. POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND LAW: 1. Political Organization and Administration, 2. The Army, 3. Crime, Punishment and Legal Practices, IX. TECHNICAL ARTS AND EDUCATION: 1. Town Planning and Architecture, 2. Metals and Precious Stones, 3. Education, X. THE SCIENCES: 1. Medical Sciences, 2. Side light on Contemporary Knowledge, Conclusions, Bibliography, Index. 617pp.,