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008 910401s1991 vtua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aBQ4012$b.S64 1991
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096 $aBQ 4012 S64b 1991
100 1 $aSnelling, John,$d1943-
245 14 $aThe Buddhist handbook :$ba complete guide to Buddhist schools, teaching, practice, and history /$cJohn Snelling.
260 $aRochester, Vt. :$bInner Traditions :$bAmerican International Distribution Corp. [distributor],$c©1991.
300 $a337 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 324-332) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue. Why Buddhism? ; The heart of the matter -- The Buddha. The Indian background ; The Buddha: the early years ; The Buddha: the teaching career -- The basic teachings & practices. The Buddhist world view ; The basic teachings and practices -- The development of Buddhism in India. Four councils and eighteen schools ; Mahʹayʹana ; Tantra -- The spread of Buddhism. The southern transmission: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Indonesia ; The northern transmission: the North-western Springboard and the Silk Road ; The northern transmission: China ; The northern transmission: Vietnam, Korea ; The northern transmission: Japan ; The northern transmission: Tibet ; The northern transmission: Mongolia, Russia, Himalayan Region, Nepal and Bhutan -- Buddhism comes West: Slow beginnings ; The flowering of the lotus ; Useful addresses ; The North American connection ; Buddhism and psychotherapy -- Who's who in Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism ; Tibetan Buddhism ; Zen Buddhism ; Pure land Buddhism ; Nichiren tradition -- Miscellaneous.
650 0 $aBuddhism.
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650 4 $aBuddhism.
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