Encyclopedia of BuddhismDamien Keown, Charles S. Prebish Reflects the current state of scholarship in Buddhist Studies, its entries being written by specialists in many areas, presenting an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices, most entries having cross-referencing to others and bibliographical references. Contain around 1000 pages and 500,000 words, totalling around 1200 entries. |
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Abhidharma arhat Asia Asian Asoka attain awakening became become Bodhgaya bodhi bodhisattva body Buddha Buddhahood Buddhist communities Buddhist Studies Buddhist tradition centers century China Chinese Chinul commentary cultural Dalai Lama death deities Dharma dhism dhist disciples Dı¯gha Nika¯ya doctrine duh.kha early engaged Buddhist enlightenment ethics existence Gautama groups Huineng human images important India Ja¯taka Japan Japanese karma King known ko¯an Korean Buddhism lineage literature lives Lotus Su¯tra Madhyamaka Maha¯ya¯na Majjhima Nika¯ya man.d.ala meditation mind modern monasteries monastic monks moral Mount Hiei Nichiren Nika¯ya Nika¯ya Buddhism nirva¯n.a nuns one’s ordination Pa¯li Pa¯li Canon path peace pilgrimage Pit.aka practice practitioners Prebish precepts Pure Land rebirth relics religion religious ritual Sam.yutta Nika¯ya sangha Sanskrit scholars scriptures seen So˘n social society spiritual Sri Lanka stu¯pa Sutta tantra tantric teachers temples Tendai Therava¯da Tibet Tibetan Buddhism tion translation Vajraya¯na Vinaya Visuddhimagga Western wisdom