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William Montgomery McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism stands as a pioneering work introducing Mahayana Buddhist philosophy to Western readers, predating influential later studies by D. T. Suzuki, A. Watts, and W. Rahula. McGovern, born in New York City in 1897, spent his formative years from 1914 to 1917 training at the Nishi Hongwanji Mahayana Buddhist monastery in Kyoto, Japan, where he gained firsthand knowledge of the tradition. At just eighteen years old, he founded the Mahayana Association and edited the journal Mahayanist whilst continuing his monastic studies. This Routledge Library Editions reissue offers scholars, students, and Buddhist practitioners access to a historically significant text that bridges Eastern philosophy and Western understanding, presenting Chinese and Japanese expressions of Mahayana Buddhism through the perspective of an early Western practitioner-scholar.

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McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism provides one of the earliest English-language explorations of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy written specifically for Western audiences.

The author drew upon direct monastic training at Nishi Hongwanji in Kyoto from 1914 to 1917, bringing authentic firsthand experience to the text.

The book examines both Chinese and Japanese phases of Mahayana Buddhism, offering comparative insights into regional philosophical expressions.

Published by Routledge Library Editions as a reissue, this classic work remains essential for understanding early twentieth-century Western Buddhist scholarship.

McGovern's background as founder of the Mahayana Association and editor of the Mahayanist journal reflects his significant role in establishing Buddhist discourse in the West.

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