Budhism and politics in Asia : the textual and historical roots /Ian Harris -- Legacy of tradition and authority : Buddhism and the nation in Myanmar / Bruce Mathews -- Buddhism in extremis : the case of Cambodia / Ian Harris -- Politics and Ambedkar Buddhism in Maharashtra / Timothy Fitzgerald -- Japanese nationalism and the universal Dharma / Hiriko Kawanami -- Buddhism and secular power in twentieth-century Korea / Henrik H. Sorensen -- Laos : from Buddhist kingdom to Marxist state / Martin Stuart-Fox -- First among equals : Buddhism and the Sri Lankan state / Tessa Bartholomeusz -- Centre and periphery : Buddhism and politics in modern Thailand / Donald K. Swearer -- Renewal and resistance : Tibetan Buddhism in the modern era / Ronald D. Schwartz -- Quest for enlightenment and cultural identity : Buddhism in contemporary Vietnam / Thien Do.