Buddhist Mini Dictionary: Religious Mini Dictionary Series

Author: Du Jiwen, Huang Mingxin, Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This dictionary includes 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, Attire and Instruments, Rituals and Festivals, Sacred Sites, Temples, and Others. This series includes "A Concise Dictionary of Buddhism," "A Concise Dictionary of Christianity," "A Concise Dictionary of Islam," "A Concise Dictionary of Taoism," etc. The entries are selected from "The Great Dictionary of Religion," with necessary additions based on the development of religious studies. This revised edition incorporates new achievements in religious academic research over the five years since the first edition and adds a batch of new entries. Each concise dictionary is organized by category, and an index of entries by stroke order is provided at the end of the main text, making it both searchable and readable.