One of the noteworthy features of Researches in Indian and Buddhist 
            Philosophy is an introduction, "A Biographical Sketch of Alex 
            Wayman," in which Wayman's life appears much more interesting and 
            convoluted than that of the average academic Sanskritist. That he 
            was for a time a shepherd in Peru and that he came to study Sanskrit 
            by way of mathematics and Mongolian are among the interesting facts 
            one can learn about his remarkable life. Beyond biographical detail, 
            this is a fine collection of essays in honor of Alex Wayman, with 
            sections on "Buddhist Philosophical Researches," "Jaina 
            Philosophical Researches," and "Hindu Philosophical Researches." 
            In the first part of the Buddhist section, "Miscellaneous," Andre 
            Bareau vindicates Wayman's view that Asanga belonged to the 
            Mahisasaka sect. Hajime Nakamura presents various views on the seven 
            principles of the Vajjian Republic according to the 
            Mahaparinibbana-sutta. Nakamura shows that when the seven principles 
            were rendered into Chinese, significant changes were made to make 
            them palatable to the Chinese, and that these changes were not 
            "arbitrarily" done but "due to some reasons." Michael Hahn writes on 
            Chandragomin, arguing for his own interpretation as against the 
            account of Mark Tatz. N. H. Samtani discusses part of the 
            Suttanipata, the first pada of the second verse (in the Uragasutta). 
            From a detailed mass of descriptive material, Samtani infers the 
            evaluative claim that Buddha has rightly stressed the elimination of 
            rage. 
            In the second part of the Buddhist section, "Karma Theory," Shinjo 
            Kawasaki writes on Bhavya's standpoint regarding the principle of 
            life, concluding that Bhavya is uninterested in Tathagatagarbha and 
            more interested in holding to a logically consistent traditional 
            Abhidharma understanding. H. S. Prasad writes on karma as a Buddhist 
            doctrine, and T. R. Sharma covers the Karmaphalapariksa of 
            Nagarjuna. 
            In the third part of the Buddhist section, "Dependent Origination," 
            Collett Cox both translates Akira Hirakawa's paper on 
            paticcasamuppada and dhatu and contributes one of her own on 
            dependent origination. George Elder elaborates on dependent 
            origination in Buddhist Tantra. 
            The second section on Jainism consists only of papers by Padmanabh 
            S. Jaini and M. A. Dhaky. These scholars present detailed treatments 
            of Bhavasena and the Dasavaikalika-sutra, respectively. 
            In the third and larger section on Hinduism, K. Kunjunni Raja writes 
            on laksana in Buddhism and Vedanta. Kamaleswar Bhattacharya 
            discusses the Grammarians and the Philosophers. R. C. Dwivedi writes 
            on Kashmir Saivism and Sankara. T. S. Rukman analyzes siddhi-s in 
            Bhagavata Purana and Patanjali. R. K. Sharma writes on Indian Stotra 
            literature and discusses oral tradition. Bhagwan Das explores the 
            relation between pitta and agni in Aryuveda. R. V. Joshi writes on 
            the aham-artha doctrine. 
            In the limited compass of this review I can provide only a brief 
            outline of the essays and an assessment of the overall quality of 
            the volume. This reviewer found the volume stimulating, proofread to 
            a high standard, and nicely produced. It is a fitting tribute to 
            Professor Wayman's lifetime of scholarly endeavor. The bibliography 
            of Wayman's work (1952-1992) is a useful feature of this volume. 
            Since the bibliography ends at 1992, it understandably does not 
            include Alex Wayman's recent translation of the 
            Abbidhanavisvalocanam of Sridharasena (Monograph Series of the 
            Naritasan Institute for Buddhist Studies, 1112 [Chiba, Japan, 
            1994]). Since Wayman was a frequent reviewer, the volume would have 
            been slightly more useful had it included reviews by Wayman of the 
            works of other major scholars (such as G. Tucci). Examples of 
            Wayman's significant reviews are listed in the Bibliographie 
            Bouddhique (vole. 27-31), a work which itself is listed, since 
            Wayman was a contributor to that volume. While there is clearly more 
            here for the scholar than for the professional philosopher, there is 
            something for almost everyone whose work takes into account both 
            scholarship and philosophy on South Asia. In sum, the R. K. Sharma 
            festschrift for Alex Wayman is a fine work by a superlatively able 
            group of scholars. As such, it is highly recommended for acquisition 
            by libraries with significant holdings on South Asian thought.