Brief History Of Buddhist Studies In Europe And Maerica

Author(s): J W De Jong
Publisher: J W De Jong

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BUDDHIST STUDIES IN THE WEST
been edited by E. H. Johnston and Arnold Kunst (MCB, 9, 1951, pp. 99-152) and translated into English by Kamaleswar Bhattacharya (Journal of Indian Philosophy, I, 1972, pp. 217–261). T. R. V. Murti's Central Philosophy of Buddhism (London, 1955) is based upon the available Sanskrit texts of the Mūdhyamika school. An important review by Jacques May criticizes the Kantian bias of Murti's approach.51 Friedrich Weller published a TibetanSanskrit index of the Bodhicaryāvatāra in 1952–1955.52
The Chinese Buddhist canon has preserved important materials for the early history of the Yogācāra school. They were studied by P. Demiéville in a long article on the Yogācārabhūmi of Sangharakṣa (BEFEO, XLV, 1954, PP. 339-436). The publication by V. V. Gokhale (1901- ) of fragments of the Sanskrit text of Asanga's Abhidharmasamuccaya (J. Bombay Br. R.A.S., NS 23, 1947, pp. 13–38) has led to further studies of this basic Abhidharma work of the Yogācāra school. Prahlad Pradhan reconstructed the Sanskrit text with the help of Hsuan-tsang's Chinese version and Walpola Rahula translated the entire work into French.53 Paul Demiéville translated a chapter of the Bodhisattvabhūmi from the Chinese and Nalinaksha Dutt published a new edition of the text.54 Alex Wayman (1921- ) published an Analysis of the Śrāvakabhūmi (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1961) and L. Schmithausen made a very thorough study of a small section on Nirvāņa.55 G. Tucci published Asanga's summary of the Vajracchedikā: the Trišatikāyāḥ prajñāpāramitāyāḥ kārikāsaptatiḥ (Minor Buddhist Texts, I, 1956, pp. 1-128). An excellent survey of the history and doctrines of the Yogācāra school has been given by Jacques May (La philosophie bouddhique idéaliste, Études asiatiques, 25, 1971, PP. 265–323). 51 Kant et le Madhyamika, 117, II, 1959, pp. 102-III. 52 Tibetisch-sanskritischer Index zum Bodbicaryāpatāra, Berlin, 1952-1955.
53 Prahlad Pradhan, Abbidharmasamuccaya of Asanga, Santiniketan, 1950; Walpola Rahula, Le compendium de la super-doctrine philosophie (Abhidharmasamuccaya) d'Asanga, Paris, 1971 (reviewed by J.W. de Jong, T'oung Pao, 59, 1973, pp. 339-346). See also L. Schmithausen, The definition of pratyakşam in the Abhidharmasamuccayah, WZKS, 16, 1972, Pp. 153-163.
54 P. Demiéville, Le chapitre de la Bodhisattvabhūmi sur la Perfection du Dhyāna, RO, 21, 1957, pp. 109-128=Choix d'études bouddhiques, Leiden, 1973, pp. 300-319; Bodhisattvabbūmi, edited by Nalinaksha Dutt, Patna, 1966. 55 Der Nirvāna-Abschnitt in der Viniscayasamgrahani der Yogācārabhumi, Wien, 1969.
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