by Damien Keown (Author)
This new dictionary, now available in paperback as part of the best-selling Oxford Paperback Reference series, covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism, and includes all Buddhist schools and cultures. Over 2,000 broad-ranging entries cover beliefs, doctrines, major teachers and scholars, place names, and artefacts, in a clear and concise style. The text is illustrated with line drawings of religious structures, iconographic forms and gestures, and ritual objects. Appendices include a chronology and a guide to canonical scriptures as well as a pronunciation guide for difficult names and terms.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 368
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 26 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0192800620
ISBN 13: 9780192800626