Buddhist Thought and Asian Civilization

The volume contains a wide-ranging set of scholarly essays framed by materials honoring Herbert V. Guenther’s life and academic contribution. It begins with a foreword by Tarnang Tulku Rinpoche, a preface by Leslie Kawamura and Keith Scott, and biographical and bibliographical materials on Guenther. The main studies include Harold G. Coward’s essay on Bhartrhari and Śaṅkara’s theories of error; Eva K. Dargyay’s study of the Tohoku Re and its relation to Buddhist canonical organization; J. W. de Jong’s work on the Bodhisattvadeśanākalpalatā; Lama Anagarika Govinda’s essay honoring Guenther; Masaki Hattori’s study of the background of trikāya theory; Leon Hurvitz’s reflection on Abhidharma and the Four Noble Truths; Shōjō Inaba’s study of Tibetan translation terminology; Yuichi Kajiyama’s discussion of the Sanskrit-Tibetan vocabulary of the Sarvastivāda; Hisao Inagaki’s analysis of Amṛtākara and Amitābha-related materials; Lewis R. Lancaster’s essay on Bodhi and Buddhahood in early Buddhism; Yukei Matsunaga’s study of tantric Buddhist history in South India; Alex Wayman’s treatment of Buddhist tantrism; Hojun Nagasaki’s study of Buddhist perception in a non-psychological framework; Julian Pas’s essay on Kuan-wu-liang-shou-fo-ching; Hugh Richardson’s study of Dharmasvāmin and a Tibetan journey narrative; Morton Smith’s essay on non-symbolic motifs; Mervyn Sprung’s work on non-cognitive language in Mahāyāna; Shohei Ichimura’s study of vaidūrya and reality in Buddhist thought; Tarnang Tulku Rinpoche’s contribution on time, space, and knowledge; and Akira Yuyama’s study of Svāpakṣasāra Prajñāpāramitā, followed by contributors’ information.