Contents: Prastavana,A review,Introduction to the first Hindi edition,Chapter I Mahavira and Buddha,Chapter II Contemporary Religious Teachers,Chapter III Gosalaka, Chapter IV Chronology,Chapter V Previous Births,Chapter VI Birth and Initiation,Chapter VII Spiritual Exertions,Chapter VIII Hardship and Forbearance,Chapter IX Omniscience and Enlightenment,Chapter X The Monastic Order and Its Expansion,Chapter XI Monks and Nuns,Chapter XII Leading Followers(Upasakas),Chapter XIII Defiant disciples,Chapter XIV Follower Kings,XV Liberation,Chapter XVI Wanderings and Monsoon Camps,Chapter XVII The Niganthas and Nigantha Nataputta In The Tripitakas,Chapter XVIII Codes and Books On Conduct And Discipline,Appendix I, Appendix II, Literary Gems By The Same Author.
