This dictionary covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism. Over 2000 entries are written in a concise style, and the text is illustrated with line drawings. Appendices include a chronology and a guide to canonical scriptures as well as a pronunciation guide for …
This dictionary covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism. Over 2000 entries are written in a concise style, and the text is illustrated with line drawings. Appendices include a chronology and a guide to canonical scriptures as well as a pronunciation guide for …
"With over 2,000 entries, this illustrated dictionary is the most up-to-date and comprehensive of its kind. It features broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of i…
Features over 2000 broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, engaged Buddhism, and the r…
"With over 2,000 entries, this illustrated dictionary is the most up-to-date and comprehensive of its kind. It features broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of i…
Engaged Buddhism is founded on the belief that genuine spiritual practice requires an active involvement in society. Engaged Buddhism in the West illuminates the evolution of this new chapter in the Buddhist tradition - including its history, leadership, and teachings - and addr…
This is the first comprehensive study of socially and politically engaged Buddhism in the lands of its origin. Nine accounts of contemporary movements in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan are framed by interpretive essays. The historical development a…
This is the first comprehensive study of socially and politically engaged Buddhism in the lands of its origin. Nine accounts of contemporary movements in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan are framed by interpretive essays. The historical development a…
Pure Land Buddhism as a whole has received comparatively little attention in Western studies on Buddhism, despite the importance of 'buddha-fields' (pure lands) for the growth and expression of Mahayana Buddhism. In this religious history of Tibetan Pure Land literature, the aut…
Action Dharma charts the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Fourteen new essays treat the historical origins, global range, teachings and practices, and leaders and organizations that …
Relying on rare, virtually unpublished drawings on Buddhist themes from a medieval library in western China, this study analyses the painters' pictorial strategies, revealing artists' dependency on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting.
Relying on rare, virtually unpublished drawings on Buddhist themes from a medieval library in western China, this study analyses the painters' pictorial strategies, revealing artists' dependency on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting.
This seminal study of the religious and economic history of Buddhism by the premier French sinologue has for decades been considered an unsurpassed classic. Here, for the first time, it is available to English-language readers in an updated edition. The fifth through tenth centu…
