Around the world there were several books written on Buddhism as Buddhism and Buddhist studies became quite popular in the twentieth century. This volume provides a sympathetic view of Buddhism and the practices associated with Buddhism. The author begins with a short biography of the founder of Buddhism Gautama Buddha followed by the positive and negative sides of his discourses and moral teachings given by him. The book talks about the different types of Buddhism practiced in India Ceylon Siam Cambodia Burma China Korea and Japan while excluding Buddhism in Nepal Tibet and Mongolia. It also discusses about the rise and popularity of Mahayana Buddhism temples and monks in China sects found within Buddhism such as Zen Buddhism in China etc. the issue of clergy and laymen philosophy thought and interactions and adoption of various nonBuddhist elements in different places. Lastly it talks about the interactions and conflicts between the Buddhism and Christianity. About the Author James Bissett Pratt (18751944) was a Professor of Philosophy. He held the Mark Hopkins Chair of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Williams College Massachusetts. He served as the president of the American Theological Society from 1934 to 1935. He also taught at the Chinese Christian University Peking in 1923. He published several books such as The Psychology of Religious Belief What is Pragmatism? India and its Faiths Democracy and Peace Essays in Critical Realism The Religious Consciousness: A Psychological Study Matter and Spirit Behaviorism and Consciousness Reason in the Art of Living Eternal Values of Religion etc.
