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The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism

Title: The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr. ; with the assistance of Juhn Ahn, J. Wayne Bass, William Chu, Amanda Goodman, Hyoung Seok Ham, Seong-Uk Kim, Sumi Lee, Patrick Pranke, Andrew Quintman, Gareth Sparham, Maya Stiller, Harumi Ziegler.
Publication: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]

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Description

xxxii, 1265 pages : illustration, maps; 27 cm

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, Pāli, 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"--Publisher's description.

Alternative Title

Dictionary of Buddhism
Buddhism

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dictionaries.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Conventions -- Transcription systems -- Asian historical periods -- Timeline of Buddhism -- Maps : Cradle of Buddhism ; Ancient India ; Ancient China ; Japan and Korea ; Tibet ; Routes of Chinese pilgrims ; Mount Sumeru world system (overview) ; Mount Sumeru world system (side view) -- Entries A-Z -- List of Lists -- Cross-references by language : Chinese cross-references ; Japanese cross-references ; Korean cross-references ; Pāli cross-references ; Sanskrit cross-references ; Tibetan cross-references ; Tibetan phonetic cross-references.

Call Number

BQ130

ISBN

9780691157863 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691157863 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2012047585

OCLC

864788798

Title

The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr. ; with the assistance of Juhn Ahn, J. Wayne Bass, William Chu, Amanda Goodman, Hyoung Seok Ham, Seong-Uk Kim, Sumi Lee, Patrick Pranke, Andrew Quintman, Gareth Sparham, Maya Stiller, Harumi Ziegler.

Publisher

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Buswell, Robert E., Jr., 1953- author, editor.

Lopez, Donald S., 1952- author, editor.

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR BQ130 .P75 2014

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