Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism [Hardcover]

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 8121509785 | ISBN-13: 978-8121509787 | Publication Date: April 6, 2000 | Edition: 2

Reprint of a basic study on Mahayana Buddhism

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Ltd; 2 edition (April 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8121509785
• ISBN-13: 978-8121509787
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,435,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magisterial, January 23, 2005

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J. Paraskevopoulos (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism (Hardcover)

After almost one hundred years, this work still remains the single best introduction to Mahayana Buddhism written in English. While it contains a number of idiosyncrasies - consistent with the times in which it was written - it commends itself as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative studies of the major tenets of this tradition. In particular, its exposition of Buddhist metaphysics is without peer in the modern period. It is also much more helpful in understanding the Mahayana as a whole than the numerous books on Zen that Suzuki wrote in subsequent years. This is not the work of a mere scholar but a magisterial treatise of profound spiritual insights written by a man who had actually experienced what he was talking about.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to Mahayana, March 1, 2001

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This review is from: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism. (Hardcover)

This is a good, all-round introduction to Mahayana Buddhism. There's no talk of Zen, but alot of Buddhist metaphysics are clearly explained. It is typical Suzuki, and contains almost no info on practice. There's alot of near sermon-like dirges, and also some interesting parallels (and criticisms) of christianity.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Typos galore, September 15, 2010

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D. Sanders (Fort Wayne, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism (Kindle Edition)

This is for the kindle edition: basically it looks like someone scanned in the paper version of this book, but never bothered to proof the text. Full of typos to the point of being hard to read. I guess for .99 beggars can't be choosers, but if you are the type of person who is offended by typos, find another version.