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Informationen zum Autor Damien Keown Klappentext 'It is an excellent advocate for both reference publishing and for the belief system it represents' - Reference Reviews 'This work is a crucial source for specialists...Highly recommended' - G. J. Reece, American University, Choice The Routledge Encyclopedia of Buddhism is a complete up-to-date one-volume desk reference, documenting the history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places, basic ideas and concepts, and globalization of the entire Buddhist tradition. In addition, it provides bibliographic references to the leading scholarship by scholar from around the world. As such, it is an indispensable tool for students, teachers, and researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, as well as to the general reader. The Encyclopedia is characterized by its wide range of contents, primary sources, and both the depth and quality of its entries. It allows its readers to quickly access information on all topics included in the volume. It covers the study of Buddhism, Buddhist canons and literature, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Nikaya Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, Buddhist meditational systems, sacred places in Buddhism, practices and rituals, biographies of famous Buddhists (including ideal types), Buddhist ethics, Buddhist art(s), engaged Buddhism, Buddhism and technology, women in Buddhism, Buddhism in India, South and Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan, and Buddhism in the Western World. All readers of the Encyclopedia will benefit from a scholarly but readable work that lends itself to being approached from almost any starting point, and guides the reader to an increased knowledge of Buddhism through very easy access to all relevant materials. Zusammenfassung Characterized by its wide range of contents, primary sources, and the depth and quality of its entries, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Buddhism is a complete one-volume reference source, documenting the history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places, concepts and globalization of the Buddhist tradition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
