The forest book of the Rāmāyaṇa of Kampaṉ . Translated, with annotation, and introduction, by George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz. pp. ix, 402 + errata slip. Berkeley etc., University of California Press, 1988. US $35.00.

Abstract

and Shinran, and under chapter 5 on the Tathdgatagarbha for Dogen. However, there is a good index and the risk of overlooking material need not be exaggerated. Inevitably certain topics have been omitted: Tantric Buddhism does not feature at all and Zen is dealt with only briefly. To my mind this loss is adequately compensated for by the inclusion of specific chapters on the Tathdgatagarbha and Hua-Yen, which are far less adequately covered elsewhere. Arguments and assertions are throughout backed up by reference to primary sources, and there are citations or quotations from texts on almost every page. There are misprints too numerous to mention, not least the glaring " boddhisattva" on the rear cover, and it is to be hoped that these can be removed in future editions.