Hinduism and Buddhism
First published in 1943, this outstanding book represents in several senses the most complete achievement of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877–1947), one of the main modern representatives of the Hindu tradition. Displaying an unequaled mastery of Sanskrit, Pali, Greek, Latin, and medieval German and Italian sources, Coomaraswamy shows that “the Indian tradition is one of the forms of the Philosophia Perennis, and as such, embodies those universal truths to which no one people or age can make exclusive claim.”
This is the only English-language edition that includes all additions and changes that the author contributed, shortly before his death, to the French translation of his work.
Publisher’s Note, vii
Abbreviations, ix
Hinduism, 1
Introduction, 3
The Myth, 7
Theology and Autology, 15
The Way of Works, 33
The Social Order, 45
Buddhism, 55
Introduction, 57
The Myth, 67
The Doctrine, 79
Author’s Note, 111
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