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Zusatztext "Thoroughly enjoyable to anyone who wants to know anything and everything about Buddhism. . . . The Dictionary offers a sense of completeness and comprehensiveness in understanding taxonomies and terminologies used in Buddhism." ---Anup Kumar Das, International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter Informationen zum Autor Robert E. Buswell Jr. & Donald S. Lopez Jr. Klappentext "This is without a doubt the most comprehensive, authoritative, and useful dictionary of Buddhism that there is. In reading it, I learned more about my field, in a serendipitous way, than I have from any other single book." --John S. Strong, Bates College "This will become the new standard reference in the field. Every scholar and graduate student in Buddhist studies will want a copy, as will every college instructor assigned to teach an introduction to Buddhism course. I wish I had had a work like this when I first began teaching. This is a truly monumental contribution to the field." --Lori Meeks, University of Southern California Zusammenfassung The most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Unlike reference works that focus on a single Buddhist language or school, The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism bridges the major Buddhist traditions to provide encyclopedic coverage of the most important terms, concepts, texts, authors, deities, schools, monasteries, and geographical sites from across the history of Buddhism. The main entries offer both a brief definition and a substantial short essay on the broader meaning and significance of the term covered. Extensive cross-references allow readers to find related terms and concepts. An appendix of Buddhist lists (for example, the four noble truths and the thirty-two marks of the Buddha), a timeline, six maps, and two diagrams are also included. Written and edited by two of today's most eminent scholars of Buddhism, and more than a decade in the making, this landmark work is an essential reference for every student, scholar, or practitioner of Buddhism and for anyone else interested in Asian religion, history, or philosophy. The most comprehensive dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English More than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words The first dictionary to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions—Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Detailed entries on the most important terms, concepts, texts, authors, deities, schools, monasteries, and geographical sites in the history of Buddhism Cross-references and appendixes that allow readers to find related terms and look up equivalent terms in multiple Buddhist languages Includes a list of Buddhist lists, a timeline, and maps Also contains selected terms and names in Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer, Sinhalese, Newar, and Mongolian Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Conventions xi Transcription Systems xiii Asian Historical Periods xv Timeline of Buddhism xix Maps Cradle of Buddhism xxv Ancient India xxvi Ancient China xxvii Japan and Korea xxviii Tibet xxix Routes of Chinese Pilgrims xxx Mount Sumeru World System (overview) xxxi Mount Sumeru World System (side view) xxxii Entries A-Z 1-1063 List of Lists 1065 Cross-References by Language Chinese Cross-References 1103 Japanese Cross-References 1135 Korean Cross-References 1177 Pali Cross-References 1219 Sanskrit Cross-References 1229 Tibetan Cross-References 1231...
