Encyclopedia of Buddhism

ISBN-13: 9780415556248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 924 str.

Opis

With around 1200 entries, this encyclopedia presents an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices and reflects the state of scholarship in Buddhist studies.

Spis treści

ACADEMIC STUDY OF BUDDHISM
BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS BUDDHISTS AND IDEAL
BUDDHA
BUDDHISM AND TECHNOLOGY
BUDDHISM AND THE MODERN WORLD
BUDDHISM IN CHINA
BUDDHISM IN INDIA
BUDDHISM IN JAPAN
BUDDHISM IN KOREA
BUDDHISM IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
BUDDHISM IN TIBET
BUDDHIST ART(S)
BUDDHIST CANONS AND LITERATURE
BUDDHIST ETHICS
BUDDHIST MEDITATIONAL SYSTEMS
DHARMA
MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
NIKAYA BUDDHISM
PRACTICES AND RITUALS
SACRED PLACES IN BUDDHISM
SANGHA
SOCIALLY ENGAGED BUDDHISM
VAJRAYANA BUDDHISM
WOMEN IN BUDDHISM

O autorze

Charles S. Prebish holds the Charles Redd Chair in Religious Studies at Utah State University, USA.

Damien Keown is Professor of Buddhist Ethics at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

They are the editors of the Routledge World Religions Series and authors of Introducing Buddhism (Routledge, 2006).