Thirty Years of Buddhist Studies by Edward Conze (PDF)

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Dr. Conze, widely known as a leading Buddhist scholar through his many publications (among them Buddhism: Its Essence and Development, which has become a classic), has published during the thirty years of his working life a great number of important articles which are scattered over many periodicals difficult or almost impossible to obtain. To meet a growing demand for the most important of these articles to be re-published we are presenting this volume which contains both translations and original essays: the indispensable report on Recent Progress in Buddhist Studies; the survey of Mahayana Buddhism which is still the only account based on the actual sources; the comparisons of Buddhist and European philosophy; the essay on Buddhist Saviours. The remaining articles deal with the Prajnaparamita on which the author is the leading authority in the west. The translations included will be specially welcome because reliable English translations of Buddhist texts are still rare. Thus this volume will be invaluable and indispensable for all students of religion and philosophy.

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⭐No serious student of Buddhism can afford to ignore Conze’s work as a whole, including his magisterial translation of the Prajnaparamita Sutra. This collection of essays and book reviews belongs in the library of all serious students of Buddhism. This book contains the short studies of a mature scholar who understood the nuts and bolts of the engine of Buddhism as well as the technical language in which the “manual” was written.While the field may have become more crowded with more players since Conze left it, Conze’s style and standard of scholarship is a model still worth emulating for all (Western) students of Buddhism. The essays collected here range from general overview of Mahayana to specific themes found in the Prajnaparamita, to comparisons to parallels in European philosophy, to Buddhism’s realtionship to Gnosticism, to social implications of logical thinking, and more. His reviews of books, many of them now classic and basic fare for those in the field, are also very insightful. Clearly, Conze did not see eye to eye with Herbert Guenther, that other giantic student of Buddhism, on many an issue.These essays will benefit mainly those who are already seriously committed to Buddhism and Buddhist studies. Not recommended for beginners.

⭐A deep dry intellectual book on the Heart and Diamond sutra.

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