University of Calcutta. Descriptive Catalogue of University Publlications

This is a schematical history of the spread of Buddhism and with it of Indian culture into China. One of the best achievements of Buddhistic scholarship the first contribution of young India to the systematic and comparative study of Buddhism."—Prof. [...] Then follows a number of Chapters bearing on the history of the Pallavas which from the cultural point of view is essentially the period of reconciliation of the two cultures—Aryan and Dravidian. [...] He discusses the question of moral progress the effect of the impact of western ideas and culture upon Hindu ideals the drift of modern forces and tendencies and their bearing upon the future outlook of Hindu society. [...] The book gives a clear exposition of the origin and growth of Indian Philosophy from the Vedas to the Buddha and seeks to evolve order out of chaos—to systematise the teachings of the various pre-Buddhistic sages and seers scattered in Vedic literature (Vedas Brahmanas Upanishads) and in the works of the Jainas the Ajivikas and the Buddhists. [...] " The work constitutes a long step forward both as regards our actual knowledge of the inscriptions as well as in the grammatical analysis and the palaeographical studies." H. Ui of the Tohokii Imperial University Japan : " In the work the inscriptions are critically investigated accurately explained and well arranged so that the work is highly important for the study of the paleo graphical