First edition. Contents: Introduction; Introduction to Inquiry concerning the Doctrines of Previous Lives and Emptiness; Selections from Inquiry concerning the Doctrines of Previous Lives and Emptiness; Introduction to Essence of the Christian Religion; Essence of the Christian Religion; A Final Thought; Appendix 1: Topical Outlline (sabcad) of the Inquiry; Appendix 2: Subjects of the Inquiry; Appendix 3: A Latin Version of the Inquiry; Notes; Acknowledgements; Index.