Studies in honor of Edward Conze ,Dr. Edward Conze has been one of the most important figures in Buddhist Studies in this century. His contribution has been mainly, but not solely, centered around the family of texts known as the Prajna-paramita. In this volume, scholars from around the world have chosen to honor him with a group of articles that deal with this particular form of literature or the related systems of thought. Readers will find this volume an important one for future study of the Mahayana tradition in South and East Asia. A great deal of new material is presented in the book which is Volume I of the newly established Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series.


Prajnaparamita and Related Systems, Lewis Lancaster, Jain Publishing, Hardcover, 451 pages, $90.00

Professor Lancaster has published over 55 articles and reviews and has edited or authored numerous books including Prajnaparamita and Related Systems, The Korean Buddhist Canon, Buddhist Scriptures, Early Ch�an in China and Tibet, and Assimilation of Buddhism in Korea. He also founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the computer-based technology to map the spread of Buddhism from the remote past to the present. In 2008 he gave the Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society.Professor Lancaster is the research advisor for the Buddha's Birthday Education Project. He was the Chair of Buddhist Studies at UC, Berkeley, USA and Editor of the Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series.