The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr. ; with the assi...
The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr. ; with the assi...
The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr. ; with the assistance of Juhn Ahn, J. Wayne Bass, William Chu, Amanda Goodman, Hyoung Seok Ham, Seong-Uk Kim, Sumi Lee, Patrick Pranke, Andrew Quintman, Gareth Sparham, Maya Stiller, Harumi Ziegler.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Call Numbers
GQ 2014/1348
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxxii, 1265 pages : illustration, maps ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Transcription Systems -- Asian Historical Periods -- Timeline of Buddhism -- Maps -- Cradle of Buddhism -- Ancient India -- Ancient China -- Japan and Korea -- Tibet -- Routes of Chinese Pilgrims -- Mount Sumeru World System (overview) -- Mount Sumeru World System (...
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2014]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Unlike reference works that focus on a...
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Full title
The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism / Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr. ; with the assistance of Juhn Ahn, J. Wayne Bass, William Chu, Amanda Goodman, Hyoung Seok Ham, Seong-Uk Kim, Sumi Lee, Patrick Pranke, Andrew Quintman, Gareth Sparham, Maya Stiller, Harumi Ziegler.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2014/1348
Record Identifier
74VKv6w5l06d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKv6w5l06d
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ISBN
0691157863 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691157863 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
294.303
MMS ID
991021465109702626
