Best coffee table book I have seen so far on Buddhism... actually this book is far more than a CTB. I am a very bad reader. I always just flip through pages and stop at images. This book is perfect for a reader like me. You not only enjoy the beautiful photographs, each one telling a story, you learn a lot about Indian culture & heritage, wealth that India gave to so many countries. Amazing contribution to the world: Buddhism: The Path of Compassion. Seeing evidences of Buddhism's footprints in entire Asia is mind boggling. Well researched content, quality, quantity, coverage of locations, this book has it all. I strongly recommend this book to all. Get one copy for self & gift at least one. Thank you Publications Division , Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India for coming out with this marvel. Thank you Benoy K. Behl for sharing your 41 yrs of photo collection.