Mahayana Buddhism
The book Mahayana Buddhism is an excellent piece of outstanding work by Dr. Nalinaksha Dutta, consisting of a detailed and dependable account of various historical events relating to the growth and development of the philosophy and doctrines of Buddhism in general and Mahāyāna in particular, which propagated and flourished in India and abroad from the reign of the Great Buddhist King Asoka up to the 12th century.
The comparison of essential aspects of Mahayana and Hinayāna, with special reference to the advanced stages of Arhat and Bodhi-sattva, undertaken by the author is quite magnificent and appreciable.
Besides, the concepts of Nirvāņa, Parinirvāņa, and Buddhahood, the truths, and the absolute enshrined in chapters VI, VII, and VIII, respectively, of the book are marvelous. They will be helpful to those who are determined to attain excellence in the stream of Buddhism.
The author has extensively used all the literary, philosophical, and epigraphic sources and analyzed them carefully and cautiously.
The book is most educative/illustrative and highly impressive/useful for students, research scholars, Buddhist devotees, and also in national and international libraries for their information and reference purposes.
