Buddhist Dictionary

Author: Du Jiwen, Huang Mingxin, Editors-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This dictionary includes a total of 4,203 Buddhist entries. It covers twelve major categories: General Buddhism, Schools, Organizations, Institutions, Figures, Doctrines, Pramana (Epistemology), Scriptures, Historical Events, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Ghosts, and Deities, Clergy, Religious Systems, Titles, Robes and Instruments, Rituals and Festivals, Sacred Sites, Temples, and Others. This series includes titles such as Buddhist Mini-Dictionary, Christian Mini-Dictionary, Islamic Mini-Dictionary, and Daoist Mini-Dictionary. The entries are selected from the Great Dictionary of Religion, with additional content added to reflect the development of religious studies. This revised edition incorporates new research findings from the past five years in religious studies and includes a number of new entries. Each mini-dictionary is organized by category, and an index of entries by stroke order is provided at the end of the text for easy reference and reading.