Paul Williams, "Mahayana Buddhism " Ubaldini Editore, Rome 1999
Paul Williams, secretary of the European Association International Buddhist Studies, is a fruitful synthesis between academic erudition and Buddhist practice.
His book is a weighty and thorough academic study on the two central aspects of Mahayana Buddhism : prajna (wisdom) and karuna (compassion).
Considerable interest is the historical reconstruction of the unfolding of the different traditions from the central teachings of Sakyamuni . We read of the controversy and ridicule against the former monks of Mahayana inspiration, culminating in the statement, especially in the Far East, traditions centered on the ideal of the bodhisattva .
Detail attention is paid to Lotus Sutra and the Sutra of Prajnaparamita , cardinals Mahayana scriptures . The harvest of notes and references makes this book a landmark of historical studies on Buddhism, constituting both a challenging read for the neophyte that he expected a simple introduction to the topic.
Louis Turinese
In photos: 'The three ages of life "
Review appeared in the" Books "to" PARAM, Buddhism Papers ", Year X No 38, April-June 1991
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