Buddhism

Consultant editor Ian Harris was Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Cumbria. Among his books are Cambodian Buddhism and Buddhism Under Pol Pot. Helen Varley is a journalist and author who specializes in history, religion, travel, Eastern spiritual thought, and yoga. Peter Connolly holds a PhD in Comparative Religion and Philosophy from the University of Lancaster. Stefania Travagnin holds a PhD in the Study of Religions from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

• IntroductionTimelineCHAPTER 1:THE BUDDHAIndia before the Birth of the Buddha The Buddha’s BirthEarly LifeThe Great DepartureThe AwakeningTurning the Wheel of the Dharma The Buddha’s TeachingsThe Buddha’s PassingStupasBuddhist PilgrimagesCHAPTER 2: WHAT THE BUDDHA TAUGHTThe DisciplesThe Dharma Representations of the BuddhaThe Buddhist Universe RebecomingCause and EffectThe Four Noble TruthsThe Noble Eightfold PathThe Five PreceptsThe Triple RefugeThe Gourmet BuddhistThe Three Cardinal Virtues MeditationEnlightenmentDevotionBuddhist EthicsBuddhism and PacificismCHAPTER 3: EARLY BUDDHISMThe First BuddhistsThe First Buddhist Scriptures The Great SchismThe First Buddhist State Theravada Buddhism Spreading the DharmaThe ViharaThe Monastic CommunityHoly Days and HolidaysThe MahayanaBodhisattvasThe Sanskrit Scriptures Mahayana PhilosophyMahayana SchoolsCave TemplesBuddhism Crosses Borders Tibetan BuddhismMandalasTibetan ScripturesCHAPTER 4:WORLD BUDDHISMThe Spread of BuddhismThe Decline of Buddhism in India Buddhism in Sri LankaIndia’s Buddhist ResurgenceThe Bamiyan BuddhasBuddhism in the Himalayan KingdomsBuddhism in Kashmir and Ladakh Buddhism in TibetBuddhism in the Eastern Himalayas Prayer Flags, Wheels and Walls Buddhism in Central AsiaSilk Route PilgrimsSymbolic ObjectsBuddhism in East AsiaBuddhism in ChinaChinese InterpretationsWomen in BuddhismBuddhism in KoreaThe PagodaBuddhism in JapanBuddhist Art in East AsiaNew Buddhist Schools in Japan Zen GardensBuddhism in South-east Asia Militant MonksBuddhism in BurmaBuddhism in ThailandAyutthayaBuddhism in LaosBuddhism in CambodiaAngkor ThomBuddhism in VietnamBuddhism in Malaysia and IndonesiaBuddhism SuppressedBuddhist InfluencesAlexandra David-NéelBuddhism in North America Monks, Nuns and LaityThe 20th-century DiasporaCHAPTER 5: BUDDHIST TRADITIONS Buddhist SchoolsBuddhist Schools in China and Japan Theravada SchoolsForest SchoolsMeditation SchoolsChan BuddhismChan TextsChan SchoolsChan Master Xuan HuaSon BuddhismZen BuddhismZen SchoolsPopular BuddhismBurmese TeachersDevotional SchoolsThe Pure Land TraditionThe Jodo Shu SchoolThe Jodo Shinshu SchoolThe Lotus SutraNichiren BuddhismModern Japanese Buddhist Associations Chanting and MusicThe Kagyu and Nyingma Schools The Sakya and Geluk SchoolsThe Dalai LamaThe Tiantai MovementEsoteric BuddhismEngaged Buddhism Active Engagement GlossaryIndex Acknowledgements

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