The beginning of Hindu culture as world-power (A D 300-600) by Benoy Kumar Sarkar first published in 1916. This is a chapter from the author's Chinese Religion Through Hindu Eyes: A Study in the Tendencies of Asiatic Mentality, which is passing through the press. The author has been studying the Chinese civilization of the Tang and Sung Dynasties (A.D 600-1250) at the British Royal Asiatic Society (North China Branch). He delivered an address before a public meeting convened by the Society in October, 1915, on First Impressions of Chinese Religion. He was introduced by Dr. Arthur Stanley, Curator of the Museum, who presided.