The field of non-Tantric Buddhism still has many problems and debated issues. The present volume includes numerous proposed solutions of these problems by the senior author Alex Wayman. The categories of the 24 essays are: Heroes of the System, Theory of the Heroes, Buddhist Doctrine, Buddhist Practice, and Hindu-Buddhist studies.


Untying the Knots in Buddhism, Selected Essays, , Alex Wayman, 617 pages, $30.00

Alex Wayman, pioneer in the field of Tibetology and Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit, died on Sept. 22, 2004, at the age of 83. Wayman joined Columbia in 1966 as a visiting associate professor of religion. In 1967, he was appointed professor of Sanskrit in the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, a position he held until his retirement in 1991. During his tenure, Wayman taught classes in classical Sanskrit, Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit, Indian and Tibetan Religions and the history of astrology. While at Columbia, he was a member of the administrative committee of the Southern Asian Institute. He also served as senior editor of The Buddhist Traditions Series (with 30 volumes to date) published by Motilal Banarsidass in Delhi, India.