이 책의 목적은 영미권 언어를 사용하는 사람에게 한국 불교를 소개하고자 하는 것이다. 하지만 수행과 기도 혹은 교리를 설명하기보다는 1,700년 한국 불교가 만들고 간직해온 ‘문화재’ 그리고 ‘아름다움’의 견지에서 또 다른 ‘한국 불교’를 소개하고 있다.

이미 세계문화유산으로 등재되어 있는 불국사, 석굴암, 해인사 장경판전은 물론 2010년 국립중앙박물관에서 열려 밀려드는 외국인들로 인산인해를 이루었던 고려불화대전에 전시되었던 고려불화 그리고 그냥 지나치기 쉬운 옛 사찰의 해우소나 석축까지, 사찰 안팎에 있는 불교 문화재를 양식사가 아닌 신앙의 측면에서 자세히 소개하고 있다.

1. Faith Carved in Stone

 The Buddhist Sculpture:
 Carving the Buddha in Stone

 01 The Seokguram Grotto
 02 The Thousand Buddhas of the Daeheungsa Temple
 03 The Geojoam Hermitage
 04 Rock-carved Buddha Triad of Seosan City

 The Buddhist Pagodas:
 Serving the Buddha

 05 Seokgatap and Dabotap
 06 The Paired Stone Pagodas of the Gameunsa Temple
 07 The Octagonal Nine-storey Stone Pagoda of the Woljeongsa Temple
 08 Ten-storeyed Pagoda of the Geyongcheonsa Temple Site
 09 Five Storeyed Brick Pagoda of the Songrimsa Temple
 10 The Reclining Buddhas and the Thousand Buddhas and Pagodas of the Unjusa Temple

 The Buddhist Masonry:
 Remembering the Buddha

 11 Seokdeung (Stone Lanterns) of the Hwaeomsa and the Buseoksa Temple
 12 Seungtop of Seon master Cheolgam in the Ssangbongsa Temple
 13 Stele of Seon Master Wollang in the Wolgwangsa Temple
 14 Diamond (Vajra) Precepts Platform of the Tongdosa Temple
 15 The Stone Embankments and Stairs of the Bulguksa Temple

2. Faith Drawn in Brush

 The Buddhist Painting:
 Visualizing the Image of the Buddha

 01 The Suwol Gwaneum (the Water-Moon Avalokitesvara) Painting
 02 The Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara
 03 The Amitabhasamjon Naeyeongdo (the Amitabha Triad Painting)
 04 The Single-Figure Earth Store Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha
 05 The Long-Scroll Painting of the Magoksa Temple
 06 The Amitabha Yeoraebul Samjonbyeokhwa of the Muwisa Temple (the Amitabha Tathagata Triad Buddha Mural of the Hall of Ultimate Bliss)
 07 The Hubultaenghwa of the Heungguksa Temple (Buddhist Painting in The Main Dharma Hall)

 The Buddhist Paintings:
 Visualizing the Words of the Buddha

 08 The Amitayur-Dhyana Sutra Painting of the Jeongupwon Temple
 09 The Gamrodo (Painting of Amrta-Raja) the Bongseoam Hermitage
 10 The Silver-on-Indigo Duplicated Transformational Painting of the Avatamsaka Sutra (the Flower Garland Sutra)

3. Faith Woven in Wood

 The Buddhist Hall :
 Contemplating the Truth of the Buddha

 01 The Muryangsujeon of the Buseoksa Temple (The Hall of Eternal Life)
 02 The Daewungjeon (Main Buddha Hall) of the Sudeoksa Temple
 03 The Mireukjeon (Maitreya Hall) of the Geumsansa Temple
 04 The Palsangjeon (Hall of Eight Pictures) of the Beopjusa Temple

 The Buddhist Architecture:
 Bearing the Truth of the Buddha

 05 The Janggyeong Pango (the Archives of the Tripitaka Koreana) of the Haeinsa Temple
 06 The Guksajeon (the National Master’s Hall) of the Songgwangsa Temple
 07 The Haeuso of the Seonamsa Temple (The Outdoor Latrine)

 The Buddhist Wood Print:
 Carving the Words of the Buddha

 08 The Great Dharani Sutra of the Mugujeonggwang
 09 The Tripitaka Koreana

4. Faith Forged in Hope and Strength

 The Buddhist Sculpture:
 the Living Buddha

 01 The Mireukbosal Bangasayusang (the Pensive Bodhisattva Maitreya in the Half Lotus Meditation)
 02 The Seated Iron Vairocana Buddha of the Dopiansa Temple
 03 The Yaksabul of the Baekryulsa Temple (the Gilt-Bronze Medicine Buddha)

 The Buddhist Bell:
 the Living Sound of the Buddha

 04 The Bronze Bell of the Sangwonsa Temple and the Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok the Great

 The Buddhist Instruments:
 the Offerings for the Buddha

 05 The Baekjae Gilt-bronze Incense Burner
 06 The Cheongdonghameun Hyangwan of the Pyochungsa Temple (the Bronze Incense Burner of Inlaid Silver)
 07 The Gilt-bronze Sarira Reliquary of the Five-Storeyed Stone Brick Pagoda of the Songrimsa Temple

 The Buddhist Metal Print:
 Engraving the Words of the Buddha

 08 The Jikjisimcheoyojeol (the Anthology of the Great Seon Masters)