Facets of Buddhism

'Facets of Buddhism' is a short collection of essays written over the years by one of the pre-eminent Japanese scholars in the field of Buddhism and comparative religion.

The ten essays are loosley linked together by the common themes of (a) dependent co-origination (pratitya-samutpada), (b) the effect of Madhyamika and Yogacara ideas on Japanese literature and culture and (c) the tension and harmonies amongst different religious traditions and different Buddhist sects.