2022 Reprint of the 1949 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy by the eminent and prolific Japanese Buddhist scholar Takakusu (1866-1945) largely follows the skeletal design of an introductory overview of Japanese Buddhism by the Kegon monk Gyonen (1240-1321) called The Essentials of the Eight Schools first composed in 1268. It was written for...