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About The Book
THIS volume is the final form assumed by a series of essays on Buddhist subjects originally contributed to certain South Indian magazines. It has been prepared with the aim of bringing together within a small compass the leading ideas of Buddhism and interpreting them in the light of modern knowledge. It lays no claim to originality. Much of the material it contains may be found in the works of well-known orientalists. Nor does it pretend to be the fruit of Pali or Sanskrit: scholarship despite the quotations it may contain from works in those languages. It professes to be nothing more than the humble offering of a disciple in the service of his Master.
In presenting the teachings of his master it is incumbent For on the disciple never to lose sight of the fundamental principles on which those teachings themselves rest. the Buddha the voice of authority is in truth itself and wherever the truth leads thither the disciple must follow. Accordingly the dictum accepted in all schools of Buddhism as the sole regulative principle is that nothing can be In giving a the teaching of the Master which is not in strict accord with reason or with what is known to be true. conspectus of their religion all Buddhist writers of note have sought the aid of logic and psychology. Their regard for the general validity of ideas has been so great that they have not infrequently set aside the Sutras which are commonly regarded as the basis of their religion. Hence in expound-ing Buddhism in the light of modern knowledge the author has in no way swerved from his position as a Buddhist but has only followed a practice current among the Buddhists from the very earliest times.
Language : English
Paperback : 312 pages
ISBN-10 : 8188043028
ISBN-13 : 978-8188043026
Dimensions : 11.7 x 1.8 x 17 cm