viii, 199 pages ;23 cm; A New ERA book. The Buddhist doctrine of Anatta / Y. Karunadasa -- Pratītyasamupāda and the renunciation of mystery / David J. Kalupahana -- Space, emptiness, and freedom / R.D. Gunaratne -- The social relevance of the Buddhist Nibbāna ideal / P.D. Premasiri -- The Bodhisattva ideal / Sanath Nanayakkara -- The syncretism of Chinese Ch'an and pure land Buddhism / Heng-ching Shih -- Integration of Sūtra and Tantra / Masao Ichishima -- The Mahīsāsaka view of women / Cheng-mei Ku -- The significance of Paritta and its application in the Theravāda tradition / Hammalawa Saddhatissa -- The Paritta ceremony of Sri Lanka / Lily de Silva -- Significance of the ritual concerning offerings to ancestors in Theravāda Buddhism / P.D. Premasiri -- A ritual of Mahāyāna Vinaya : self-sacrifice / Cheng-mei Ku -- Chinese Buddhist confessional rituals : their origin and spiritual implications / Hsiang-Cho Yo. 

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