'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.
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