Dear Mrs. Ehys-D avids, In dedicating to you this exposition of the bare essentials of theM ahayana philosophy, I feel that I must explain something of its scope and aim. In its original form the present work was part of a thesis which, when presented to the Japanese cathedral, theN ishi Honganji, secured me my Buddhist degree, and an honorary ordination as aB uddhist priest. In consequence I hope that it may be considered to represent, as far as it goes, what the Japanese Buddhists believe to be true, and what they consider accurate. In presenting the book in a new dress before theW estern public, a good deal of revision has taken place, but this has been chiefly a matter of omission and simplification. All technical details have been deleted, and any unusual idea or term has had placed after it a few words of elementary elucidation.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
