Written as a companion to Eliots 3volume Hinduism and Buddhism this textbegins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China beforepresenting an ... » 

Written as a companion to Eliots 3volume Hinduism and Buddhism this textbegins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China beforepresenting an in depth account of the history of Buddhism in Japan. It followsthe development of the Buddhist movement in Japan from its officialintroduction in AD 552 through the Nara Heian and Tokugawa periods detailingthe rises of the various Buddhist sects in Japan including Nichiren and Zen.Thoroughly researched and wellwritten it was the last work published byEliot one of the great scholars of Eastern religion and philosophy at thetime. «