Description
With over fifteen hundred entries and forty-six illustrations, A Concise Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen is the most complete compact reference work of its kind available in the English language. It is designed not only for students and meditators but also as a tool to help familiarize all readers with Buddhist terms and concepts--such as chakra, karma, koan, nirvana, and tantra--that are encountered with increasing regularity in the literature of a wide range of fields today. The lives and teachings of important philosophers and meditation masters, the variety of practices, the basic texts and scriptures, and the range of sects and schools of thought are among the subjects covered. Pronunciation tables, a comprehensive bibliography, and a Ch'an/Zen lineage chart are also provided.
Author: Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Michael S. Diener
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 05/11/2010
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.00w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9781590308080
ISBN10: 1590308085
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Zen (see also Philosophy | Zen)
- Philosophy | Zen
Author: Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Michael S. Diener
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 05/11/2010
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.00w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9781590308080
ISBN10: 1590308085
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Zen (see also Philosophy | Zen)
- Philosophy | Zen
About the Author
Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, born in Vienna, Austria, is an accomplished scholar of Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese culture. She is the author of The Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism, and was a contributor to A Concise Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen, The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion, and The Dictionary of Oriental Wisdom.