Encyclopedia of Buddhism

Reflects the current state of scholarship in Buddhist Studies, its entries being written by specialists in many areas, presenting an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices, most entries having cross-referencing to others and bibliographical references. Contain around 1000 pages and 500,000 words, totalling around 1200 entries.

Auteur

Damien Keown

Contenu

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