Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Volume 1Robert E. Buswell Providing a comprehensive overview of one of Asia's most important religious and social forces, the "Encyclopedia of Buddhism" describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects. In addition to containing entries on Buddhist scriptures, art, architecture, saints, demons, monastic orders, festivals, rites and ceremonies, this 2-vol. set explores the history of Buddhism, the different forms it has taken in different parts of the world, and how Buddhism has blended with other religions like Shinto, Confucianism, Daoism and Christianity. |
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... University Press , 1993 . Faure , Bernard . The Will to Orthodoxy : A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism , tr . Phyllis Brooks . Stanford , CA : Stanford University Press , 1997 . Gimello , Robert M. , and Gregory , Peter N ...
... University Press , 1993 . Faure , Bernard . The Will to Orthodoxy : A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism , tr . Phyllis Brooks . Stanford , CA : Stanford University Press , 1997 . Gimello , Robert M. , and Gregory , Peter N ...
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... University of Michigan , 1997 . Jan , Yün - hua . " Buddhist Literature . " In The Indiana Compan- ion to Traditional Chinese Literature , ed . William H. Nien- hauser , Jr. Bloomington : Indiana University Press , 1986 . Liu , Ts'un ...
... University of Michigan , 1997 . Jan , Yün - hua . " Buddhist Literature . " In The Indiana Compan- ion to Traditional Chinese Literature , ed . William H. Nien- hauser , Jr. Bloomington : Indiana University Press , 1986 . Liu , Ts'un ...
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... University Press , 2002 . Bodiford , William . Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan . Honolulu : Uni- versity of Hawaii Press , 1993 . Collcutt , Martin . Five Mountains : The Rinzai Zen Monastic In- stitution in Medieval Japan . Cambridge , MA ...
... University Press , 2002 . Bodiford , William . Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan . Honolulu : Uni- versity of Hawaii Press , 1993 . Collcutt , Martin . Five Mountains : The Rinzai Zen Monastic In- stitution in Medieval Japan . Cambridge , MA ...
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