Explains the origins, development and basic principles of the religion followed by nearly one-quarter of the people on earth.

Nancy Wilson Ross (1901-1986) was a novelist, social historian, and longtime student of Asian life and thought. Her novels include The Left Hand Is the Dreamer; I, My Ancestor; and The Return of Lady Brace. Her nonfiction works include The World of Zen and Three Ways of Asian Wisdom: Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen.