Book

The Buddhist handbook : a complete guide to Buddhist schools, teaching, practice, and history

Call Number

  • R 294.3 S6718 1998 (CEN)

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Edition

[Revised and updated ed.].

Publication Information

Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, c1998.

Physical Description

345 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents

  • Part 1: Prologue. Why Buddhism? ; The heart of the matter.
  • Part 2: The Buddha. The Indian background ; The Buddha: the early years ; The Buddha: the teaching career.
  • Part 3: The basic teachings and practices. The Buddhist world view ; The basic teachings and practices.
  • Part 4: The development of Buddhism in India. Four councils and eighteen schools ; Mahayana ; Tantra.
  • Part 5: The spread of Buddhism. The Southern transmission: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, and Indonesia ; The Northern transmission: The Northwestern springboard and the Silk Road ; The Northern transmission: China ; The Northern transmission: Vietnam and Korea ; The Northern transmission: Japan ; The Northern transmission: Tibet ; The Northern transmission: Mongolia, Russia, Himalayan region, Nepal, and Bhutan.
  • Part 6: Buddhism comes West. Slow beginnings ; The flowing of the lotus ; The North American connection ; Buddhism and psychotherapy.
  • Appendix I: Who's who in Buddhism: a modern Western perspective.
  • Appendix II: Useful addresses.
  • Appendix III: Major Buddhist festivals.
  • Appendix IV: Further reading.

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