Encyclopedia of BuddhismDamien Keown, Charles S. Prebish Reflects the current state of scholarship in Buddhist Studies, its entries being written by specialists in many areas, presenting an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices, most entries having cross-referencing to others and bibliographical references. Contain around 1000 pages and 500,000 words, totalling around 1200 entries. |
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Abhidharma Anguttara Nikāya arhat Asia Asian Aśoka attain Avalokiteśvara awakening became become Bodhgayā Bodhi bodhisattva body Buddha Buddhahood Buddhist communities Buddhist Studies Buddhist teachings Buddhist texts Buddhist tradition canon centers China Chinese commentary cultural death deities Dharma dhyāna Dīgha Nikāya disciples doctrine engaged Buddhist enlightenment ethics existence Gautama groups human images important India Japan Japanese Jātaka karma king known kōan Korean Buddhism lineage literature lives Lotus Sūtra Madhyamaka Mahāyāna Majjhima Nikāya mandala meditation mind modern monasteries monastic monks moral movement Nāgārjuna Nikāya Buddhism nirvāņa nuns ordination Pāli Pali Canon path peace pilgrimage practice practitioners prajñā Prebish precepts Pure Land rebirth relics religion religious ritual Samyutta Nikāya sangha Sanskrit Sarvāstivādin scholars scriptures seen social society spiritual Sri Lanka stūpa Sutta tantra tantric teachers temples Tendai Thailand Theravāda Theravāda tradition Theravādin Tibet Tibetan Buddhism translation University Vajrayāna Vinaya Western wisdom Yogācāra