Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Transliteration xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One: Locating and Dislocating the Land of the Buddha
8. 1. The Shifting Terrain of the Buddha 15
9. 2. Buddhist Knowledge and Anachronism in Tibet 40
10. 3. Journeying to the Centre of the World 58
11. 4. Tantric Buddhist India and Its Tibetan Appropriation 85
12. Part Two: Reinventing the Holy Land in India
13. 5. Nirvana in Assam 125
14. 6. Return to the Centre of the World 166
15. 7. The Allure of the Atsaras 193
16. 8. The Precious Guru in the Punjab 232
17. Part Three: Modern Rebirths of the Holy Land
18. 9. Archaeological and Discursive Rebirths of Buddhist India 251
19. 10. Encountering the Modern Holy Land 291
20. 11. Exile in the Land of the Buddha 336
21. Notes 377
22. Bibliography 439
23. Index 485