Contents: I. Buddhism in the Pali Canon: 1. The personality and doctrines of the Buddha. 2. The sources and limits of knowledge. 3. The fundamental character of being. 4. The philosophy of spirit and nature. 5. The doctrine of causation and the act. 6. The path of salvation, the saint, and the Buddha. 7. The place of Buddhism in early Indian thought. II. Developments in the Hinayana: 8. The schools of the Hinayana. 9. The doctrine of reality. 10. The psychology of consciousness. 11. The theory of action and Buddhology. III. The philosophy of the Mahayana: 12. Mahayana origins and authorities. 13. The negativism of the Madhyamaka. 14. The idealistic negativism of the Vijnanavada. 15. The doctrine of the absolute in Buddhism and the Vedanta. 16. The Buddhist Trikaya. 17. The doctrine of salvation, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. IV. Buddhist logic: 18. The origin and development of Buddhist logic. English index. Sanskrit Index.

"This book deals with almost every aspect of Buddhist philosophy from personality to doctrine of the Buddha, fundamental character, nature and spirit of philosophy, doctrine of causation and the path of salvation, the saint and the Buddha to the school of Hinayana, the philosophy of consciousness and the origin, the development of Buddhisations and Buddhas. The book covers the subject of Buddhism thoroughly in a manner which makes it interesting to read and easy to understand.  A special care has been taken to put the principles of Buddhist philosophy in proper order so that the reader finds the book very useful and enjoyable." (jacket)