South Asian Buddhism: A Survey

ISBN-13: 9780415452496 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 256 str.

Stephen C. Berkwitz

Opis

'South Asian Buddhism' presents a comprehensive historical survey of the full range of Buddhist traditions throughout South Asia from the beginnings of the religion up to the present.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  Abbreviations  Map of South Asian Buddhist Sites  1. Formations: The Buddha and his Dharma  2. Foundations: Mainstream Buddhist Texts and Communities  3. Furcations: Origins and Development of the Mahayana  4. Consolidations: Medieval Schools of Thought and Practice  5. Reappraisals: Later Developments in the South Asian Buddhist World  6. Revivals: Buddhism and Modernity in South Asia.  Appendix: Numerical lists of Buddhist concepts (in Pali and Sanskrit).  Glossary  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Stephen C. Berkwitz is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Missouri State University, USA, and Editor of the Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism series. His publications include The History of the Buddha’s Relic Shrine: A Translation of the Sinhala Thupavasa (2007).