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RELIGION The proliferation of courses and interest in Religious Studies on campus is matched by the number and variety of publications in the field. Our survey groups the books under convenient, general, deSCriptive headings. RELIGIONS AND TRADmONS Stuart E. Rosenberg, Great Religions of the Holy Land: An Historical Guide to Sacred Places and Sites. McClelland & Stewart, 192, $15.00 This large-format volume, splendidly illustrated with 155 black and white photographs, and featuring a useful list of 'dates to remember' will be of special interest: (I) as a spiritual and historical memento to those who have travelled to the Holy Land and (2) as a help to those who contemplate such travel, as it should prepare them 'with deepened feelings and greater inSights.' The Senior Rabbi of Beth Tzedec congregation in Toronto , well known for his ecumenical good will, deals with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and the treasures they share. He is most sensitive to the fact that Jews, Christians, and Muslims, all 'spiritual Semites,' share a holy history rooted in commOn experiences and traditions deriving from the Holy Land. 'For each group,' he says, 'the Holy Land is something different. Yet for each it remains one and the same: an eternal centre for the evocation of older sanctities that still illumine the world.' The presentation is simple and factual, uncontroversial and tactful. To the student of world religions however, it will be of limited value. It is merely an introduction and does not really penetrate into the living heart of these great faiths. The sources of dynamic motivation, the impelling vision, the tremendous historical and cultural impact are ultimately far more important than the sites and monuments of these faiths. They are, however, rooted in history and the secret of their greatness lies in their profound respect for and involvement in history. No one can even begin to appreciate them without some measure of the historical sensitivity with which Rabbi Rosenberg is SO gifted and which comes through so well in this commendable 'guide.' A.K. Warder, Indian Buddhism. Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 622, 2 maps, 60.00 Rs Professor Warder, Chairman of the University of Toronto's Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, has made a significant scholarly contribu- RELIGION 451 tion to the study of Buddhism. The bibliography is extensive and the full index incoIporates a glossary. Key terms are in Sanskrit. The work is fully documented for the needs of specialists and students, although the author has tried to keep the general reader in mind, as well as the student of religions who may not have learned the original languages. No brief review can do justice to this comprehensive book. It describes Buddhism on the basis of the comparison of all the available original sources in various languages. The nrst part is a reconstruction of the original Buddhism. Through the methods of textual criticism, Warder draws out of the oldest extant texts the common kernel of the different schools, presumably the essence of the earliest Buddhism. The second part traces the development of the 'Eighteen Schools' of early Buddhism, showing how their doctrine developed from the common kernel, and to what extent the 'Theravada' of the Pali tradition added to or modified the original doctrine. The third part deals with the Mahayana movement, tracing in detail its relationship to the early schools. Of particular interest is the treatment of the social teachings of Buddhism, often overlooked. This study is not general or sketchy. Each phase of Buddhism is delineated in terms of its historical background and the human and social problems to which Buddhism offered responses. Warder's work will be extremely helpful to all students who wish to get at the facts in ascertaining what Buddhism is, as defined in the texts. He hopes that he has shown that, although Buddhism is not simple, its principles are not vague or mysterious. This magnum opus is much more than its humble author suggests: 'a handful of points from the earliest Tripitaka ... drops from an ocean.' Students of the world's great religions will nnd this work indispensable. It is a welcome antidote to the stream of popular handbooks now flooding the market. Although it was published...

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