In this book an attempt has been made to expound the metaphysics of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in all its aspects and bearings. Chapters are devoted to a critical and constructive discussion of its idealistic core as well as its spiritual discipline. According to Prof. T.R.V. Murti, who occupied a conspicuous place in the galaxy of Indian philosophers, the author "has utilized nearly all the sources available on the subject and has given a faithful and persuasive account of this system of thought."
the Yogacara Idealismwas acclaimed as a unique contribution to the study of Buddhism on its first publication in 1962 and subsequently in 1975. This reprint after a lapse of ten years fills the need for the new generation of students and researchers.
The Yogacara Idealism, Ashok Kumar Chatterjee, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 237 pages, $15.00

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

preface of Second Edition

Abbreviations

Ch.I A Historical Introduction

Ch.II The Development of the Yogacara

Ch.III Refutation of Realism

Ch.IV Some Objections Answered

Ch.V The Three Vijnanas

Ch.VI Drama Theory in the Yogacara

Ch.VII The Yogacara Conception of the Absolute

Ch.VIII The Yogacara Discipline

Ch.IX The Concept of the Tathagata

Ch.X The Yogacara and Some Other Forms of Absolution

Ch.XI The Yogacara and Some Other Forms of Idealism

Glossary

Index