
K.T.S. Sarao
K.T.S. Sarao is presently Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Delhi. He received his first class first MA (History), MPhil (Chinese & Japanese Studies), and PhD (Buddhist History) from the University of Delhi. He was a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of Cambridge (1985-1989) from where he obtained his second doctorate through the Faculty of Oriental Studies. Professor Sarao has been a visiting professor/fellow at Dongguk University (Seoul, S. Korea), Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies (Jinshan, Taiwan), St. Edmunds College (Cambridge University, UK), Maison des Sciences de L’Homme (Paris, France), Department of Religious Studies (Toronto University, Canada), and Visvabharati (Santiniketan, India).
Books by K.T.S. Sarao
- A Text Book of the Modern History of Japan (edited), 2nd rev. ed, B.R. Publishers, Delhi: 1999A Text Book of the Modern History of Japan (edited), 2nd rev. ed, B.R. Publishers, Delhi: 19991999
- A Text Book of the Modern History of China (edited)A Text Book of the Modern History of China (edited)1999
- Ādhunika Jāpāna kā Itihāsa (ed)Ādhunika Jāpāna kā Itihāsa (ed)2007
- Ādhunika Cīna kā Itihāsa (edited)Ādhunika Cīna kā Itihāsa (edited)1999
The Chinese Revolution of 1911: Its Origin and Nature1985
A Text Book of the History of Theravada Buddhism2007
Urban centres and urbanisation as reflected in the Pāli Vinaya and Sutta piṭakas1990
The Dhammapada: A Translator’s Guide2009
Origin and nature of ancient Indian Buddhism1989
The Decline of Indian Buddhism: A Fresh Perspective2012- urban centres and urbanisation as reflected in the pali vinaya and suita pitakasurban centres and urbanisation as reflected in the pali vinaya and suita pitakas1990
Kailash Pilgrimage: The Indian Route2009- Prācīna Bhāratī Buddha Dharama: Udabhava, Subhāa ate Patana (edited)Prācīna Bhāratī Buddha Dharama: Udabhava, Subhāa ate Patana (edited)2005
- Prācīna Bhāratīya Bauddha Dharma kī Utpatti, Svarūpa aur Patana(edited)Prācīna Bhāratīya Bauddha Dharma kī Utpatti, Svarūpa aur Patana(edited)2004
Buddhism and Jainism2017