These ten essays cover a wide range of topics which are both specific to Buddhism as well as being pertinent to other religious traditions, most notably Christianity (e.g. "Living One's Karma," "Is There a Problem with Evil?" "Is There Room for 'Grace' in Buddhism?" "Nembutsu as Remembrance," "Dharma and the Dharmas," and "Archetupes, as Seen through Buddhist Eyes"). Collectively they represent the crowning achievement of the only member of the "inner circle" of traditionalist authors who was formally attached to Buddhism. Brother David Steindl-Rast OSB has called his volume "a rich resource for dialogue between Christians and Buddhists" characterized by an "extraordinary grasp of the refinements of Buddhist thought." Like Buddhism itself, Pallis' writings possess at the same time the yielding gentleness of a flowing stream and the implacable resistance of a mountain. And like all of Pallis's books, A Buddhist Spectrum combines the wisdom gained from a lifetime of scholarship with the luminous insights of a seasoned spiritual traveler.
