Synopsis Arvind Sharma begins this bold and challenging book with a no less combative questions: 'Is nothing sacred?' Both the study of Buddhist philosophy and the philosophy of religion, he states, are founded on this very question, but their answers may be very different. In the course of the book, Sharma interrogates such central issues as the nature of evil, belief or disbelief in God, the nature of human destiny, immortality, Karma and reincarnation. Rather than simply examining each issue separately, he looks at each from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy, seeing where and how there are divergences and commonalities with the tenets of Western-dominated 'philosophy of religion'. The result is an illuminating and vital study, of interest to students and teachers of the philosophy of religion and for all those interested in Buddhist ways of thinking.