"Shinsho Hanayama's Bibliography on Buddhism is the best reference work for articles and books on the subject written during the last two centuries: the 19 and 20. It is comprehensive in covering the major European research journals in English, French and German. Prof. Hanayama prepared the entry cards in the libraries at Tokyo, London, Paris, Berlin and Heidelberg. The reviews of works have also been included. The articles in the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics are entered, as they are important contributions by eminent scholars like T.W. Rhys Davids and Louis de la Vallee Poussin. The entries are alphabetised under the name of authors. A comprehensive index enhances its utility. With 15073 entries, it is a sine qua non for any scholar working on Buddhist art, philosophy, literature, history and of any Buddhist country.

Areas of Interest: Buddhism, history of art, area studies, South Asia, SE Asia, East Asia." (jacket)