The book “A History of Indian Buddhism from Śākyamuni to Early Mahāyāna. Honolulu” by Professor Akira Hirakawa is a summation of numerous researches about Buddhism by featuring an exceptionally comprehensive and an in-depth discussion of the Indiana Buddhism. The book contains very detailed chapters regarding the history of this religion, the doctrines and also its bibliography. This text also presents a number of debates on the Indian Buddhism that have accrued in the Academic community in Japan. It mainly emphasizes a number of issues that have been often treated regarding passing India and the west ( Continue reading...