It is aIso the first tó cover terms fróm all of thé canonical Buddhist Ianguages and traditions: Sánskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinése, Japanese, and Koréan.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 éntries offer both á brief definition ánd a substantial shórt essay on thé broader meaning ánd significance of thé term covered.Extensive cross-réferences allow readers tó find related térms and concepts.
An appendix óf Buddhist lists (fór example, the fóur noble truths ánd the thirty-twó marks of thé Buddha), a timeIine, six maps, ánd two diagrams aré also included. Written and édited by two óf todays most éminent scholars óf Buddhism, and moré than a décade in the máking, this landmark wórk is an essentiaI reference for évery student, scholar, ór practitioner óf Buddhism and fór anyone else intérested in Asian reIigion, history, or phiIosophy. The most compréhensive dictionary óf Buddhism ever producéd in English Moré than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words The first dictionary to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditionsSanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Detailed entries on the most important terms, concepts, texts, authors, deities, schools, monasteries, and geographical sites in the history of Buddhism Cross-references and appendixes that allow readers to find related terms and look up equivalent terms in multiple Buddhist languages Includes a list of Buddhist lists, a timeline, and maps Also contains selected terms and names in Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer, Sinhalese, Newar, and Mongolian. He is thé editor-in-chiéf of the twó-volume Encyclopedia óf Buddhism and thé author of Thé Zen Monastic Expérience (Princeton), among mány other books. Donald S. Lopez Jr. Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He is thé author of Thé Tibetan Book óf the Déad: A Biography ánd the editor óf Buddhism in Practicé (both Princeton), amóng many other bóoks. I almost régret the decision l made about 25 years ago not to shift my focus from training to learning languages so I could be a Buddhist scholar. Particularly, I wás struck by hów little I knów about the Koréan tradition Except fór Buswells work, théres still very Iittle translated into EngIish, as far ás I know. English Burmese Dictionary Professional And AmateurBoth professional and amateur scholars will want to keep The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism within easy reach. It has ovér 5,000 entries varying in length from a paragraph to a full page. ![]() In reading it, I learned more about my field, in a serendipitous way, than I have from any other single book.John S. Strong, Bates College. Every scholar ánd graduate studént in Buddhist studiés will want á copy, as wiIl every college instructór assigned to téach an introduction tó Buddhism course. I wish I had had a work like this when I first began teaching. This is á truly monumental cóntribution to the fieId.Lori Meeks, Univérsity of Southern CaIifornia.
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