A Concise History of BuddhismAn introduction to the history of Buddhism which explains the development of the religion's basic concepts over 2500 years, and describes Buddhism's diverse manifestations in its homeland, India, and its spread across Asia, from Mongolia to Sri Lanka, and from Japan to the Middle East. |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 1 |
THE PRONUNCIATION OF SANSKRIT | 3 |
PREFACE | 5 |
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2nd century 8th century Abhidharma Amitabha appears arhat bhūmis Bodhi Bodhisattva Buddha Buddha's teaching Buddhahood Buddhist schools Buddhist tradition Burma Central Asia centres century BCE Ch'an CHAPTER China commentary Council culture described dGe-lugs Dharma disciples discourses dynasty earliest early Enlightenment forms of Buddhism Gombrich history of Buddhism Indian influence Kashmir king known later lineage Lotus Sūtra Madhyamaka Madhyamaka School Mahā Mahāsanghika Mahāvihāra Mahāyāna sūtras Mahāyānists Maitreya meditation monasteries Mongol Mongolia monks Muslim Nāgārjuna Nālandā nature Nepal nikāya nirvāņa non-Mahāyāna schools Order original Pāli Canon Path patronage Perfection of Wisdom period Pitaka prajñā pronounced Pure Land reflected religion religious ritual rules Sangha Sanskrit Sarvāstivādin Sautrāntika Schopen South-east Asia spiritual practice Sri Lanka Sthaviravādin Sutra Sūtra Piṭaka Sutta svabhāva tantras Tantric Tathāgatagarbha Tathāgatagarbha doctrine teacher texts Theravāda Theravādin things Tibet Tibetan tion translation treatises Tripitaka ultimate existence Vajrayāna vihāra Vinaya Whilst Wisdom sūtras yāna Yogācāra Yogācārin School