Overview and Comments on "Series on Mahayana Buddhism, Volume 1: What is Mahayana Buddhism?" - A reference book that examines Mahayana from various perspectives based on the latest research.
The book introduced here is "Series Mahayana Buddhism, Volume 1: What is Mahayana Buddhism?" published by Shunju-sha in 2011.
Let's take a quick look at the book.
Reflects the latest research findings by a team of authors representing the current Buddhist academic community.
This volume begins with a definition of Mahayana Buddhism, followed by a discussion of sutras, origins, translations, sources, doctrines, and ideology, and then examines the characteristics of Mahayana Buddhism based on the latest research findings.
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The "Series on Mahayana Buddhism" is unique in that it reflects the latest research findings, as described in the introduction of this book.
It was published in 2011, which may seem like more than a decade ago now, but compared to Buddhist studies in the 1900s, its theories have changed a great deal.
The changes are also introduced in "History of New Asian Buddhism 02 India II: The Formation and Development of Buddhism," which was previously published on this blog and overlaps with this book in many respects, but since this is a collection of essays by different authors from "History of New Asian Buddhism," you can get a broader perspective from this book.
The preface describes the book as follows
This volume examines "What is Mahayana Buddhism?" from the perspective of each of the eight chapters. Through these latest ambitious essays, the reality and characteristics of Mahayana Buddhism in its various facets have been brought into considerable relief. We hope that this series will serve as a guidepost for the further development of Mahayana Buddhist studies, as well as for the broadening of interest in Mahayana Buddhism, which is the essence of Buddhism.
Shunju-sha, Series Mahayana Buddhism, Vol. 1: What is Mahayana Buddhism?
The book also contains a wealth of information about current Buddhist studies and reference books. So, as mentioned here, this work is a "solid guidepost" for those who wish to study Mahayana Buddhism in the future. It is an excellent reading guide for those who wish to further deepen their interest in the genre.
If you want to know the basics of Buddhism or want to read an introductory book, this book is a bit demanding, but if you want to know the general framework of Buddhism and learn more about Mahayana Buddhism, I highly, highly recommend this work. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about Mahayana Buddhism and the general framework of Buddhism.
The above is "Series on Mahayana Buddhism, Volume 1: What is Mahayana Buddhism?" - a reference book that examines Mahayana from various perspectives based on the latest research.
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