1st Edition

Encyclopedia of Buddhism

Edited By Damien Keown, Charles S. Prebish Copyright 2007
    952 Pages
    by Routledge

    952 Pages
    by Routledge

    '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.

    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



    Biography

    Damien Keown