Mahayana Buddhism

The Doctrinal Foundations

By Paul Williams

Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western...

Published July 11th 2008 by Routledge.

By Peter Masefield

Originally published in 1986.

In this study of initiation in the Nikayas (Discourses of the Buddha), the author presents evidence which makes it clear that salvation...

Published February 15th 2008 by Routledge.

Edited by Various

Both Routledge & Kegan Paul and Allen & Unwin were pioneers in publishing work on Buddhist philosophy long before the subject became fashionable in the...

Published February 15th 2008 by Routledge.

A Study of the Madhyamika System

By T R V Murti

Originally published in 1955.

The Madhyamika philosophy is, in the author’s view, the philosophy which created a revolution in Buddhism and through that in the whole...

Published February 15th 2008 by Routledge.

Essays from The Wheel

By Ven Nyanaponika

Originally published in 1971.

The essays in this volume cover some of the most important aspects of Buddhism and include discussion of such themes as the...

Published February 15th 2008 by Routledge.

By E F C Ludowyk

Originally published in 1958, this volume discusses the Buddhist monuments of Sri Lanka, which represent a distinctive and valuable portion of the art of the...

Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.

By Floyd H. Ross

Originally published in 1952.

This volume, by discussing significant insights of Hinduism and Buddhism, answers the question "What is the meaning of life?" It illustrates the...

Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.

Its Philosophy and History

By F Harold Smith

Originally published in 1951.

This study of Buddhism deals with the early tradition, followed by a brief consideration of its historicity and the form the religion...

Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.

The Essential Chapters From The Prasannapada of Candrakirti

By Mervyn Sprung

Originally published in 1979.

The Prasannapada is the explanation of the versed aphorisms of Nagarjuna which are the first and basic statement of the Buddhist philosophy...

Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.

Light on Indo-Tibetan Esotericism

By Alex Wayman

Originally published in 1973.

The volume is divided into four sections:

1. The introduction places the position of the Buddhist Tantras within Mahayana Buddhism and recalls their...

Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.