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The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell, Donald S. Lopez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (1304 p.) : 2 line illus. 1 table. 6 mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691157863
  • 9781400848058
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.303 23
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Transcription Systems -- Asian Historical Periods -- Timeline of Buddhism -- Maps -- Entries A -- Entries B -- Entries C -- Entries D -- Entries E -- Entries F -- Entries G -- Entries H -- Entries I -- Entries J -- Entries K -- Entries L -- Entries M -- Entries N -- Entries O -- Entries P -- Entries Q -- Entries R -- Entries S -- Entries T -- Entries U -- Entries V -- Entries W -- Entries X -- Entries Y -- Entries Z -- List of Lists -- Chinese Cross-References -- Japanese Cross-References -- Korean Cross-References -- Pāli Cross-References -- Sanskrit Cross-References -- Tibetan Cross-References -- Tibetan Phonetic Cross-References
Summary: 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
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Transcription Systems -- Asian Historical Periods -- Timeline of Buddhism -- Maps -- Entries A -- Entries B -- Entries C -- Entries D -- Entries E -- Entries F -- Entries G -- Entries H -- Entries I -- Entries J -- Entries K -- Entries L -- Entries M -- Entries N -- Entries O -- Entries P -- Entries Q -- Entries R -- Entries S -- Entries T -- Entries U -- Entries V -- Entries W -- Entries X -- Entries Y -- Entries Z -- List of Lists -- Chinese Cross-References -- Japanese Cross-References -- Korean Cross-References -- Pāli Cross-References -- Sanskrit Cross-References -- Tibetan Cross-References -- Tibetan Phonetic Cross-References

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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

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)