Description
Buddhism has permeated Japanese life and thought so deeply that knowledge of it is essential for a true understanding of any aspect of Japanese culture. This dictionary, with nearly five thousand entries on Buddhist terms, personal names, ceremonies, texts, and sects, will be of special interest to scholars and students of literature. Most entries have been drawn from such classics as Shasekishu Kokon chomonju, Hojoki, Makura no soshi, Tsurezure-gusa, Heike monogatari, and Taiheiki.
Hisao Inagaki (d. 2021) received a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and was a professor at Ryukoku University in Kyoto.
Author: Hisao Inagaki
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 548
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 8.64h x 6.08w x 1.64d
ISBN13: 9781933330051
ISBN10: 1933330058
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)
- History | Asia | Japan
About the Author
PG O'Neill is Professor of Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1957 with a thesis on traditional Japanese drama.