The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism /

The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism /

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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, Japan...

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Main Authors: Buswell, Robert E., (Harvard local name) (Editor), Buswell, Robert E., Jr., 1953- (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Buswell, Robert E. (Author), Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952- (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lopez, Donald S., 1952- (Editor, Compiler)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Princeton, NJ : [2014]
Subjects:
Buddhism > Dictionaries
Buddhism
Reference sources
Dictionaries
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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
  • Pali Cross-References
  • Sanskrit Cross-References
  • Tibetan Cross-References
  • Tibetan Phonetic Cross-References
  • 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

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