The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice, and HistoryThis is the first definitive guide to the complete panorama of Buddhist teaching, practice, schools, and history. One of the fastest growing religions in the world, Buddhism includes with its scope numerous traditions. The Buddhist Handbook provides a comprehensive and nonsectarian survey of these traditions and their contemporary exponents throughout the world, providing necessary information for those who wish to explore the various options thoroughly and find one that is suited to their needs. For those already practicing in a particular school of Buddhism, it offers illuminating insight into the teachings of other schools for a more holistic view. |
Contents
Why Buddhism? | 1 |
The Heart of the Matter | 4 |
The Buddha | 7 |
The Indian Background | 9 |
The Buddha The Early Years | 15 |
The Buddha The Teaching Career | 22 |
The Basic Teachings and Practices | 33 |
The Buddhist World View | 35 |
The Northern Transmission Vietnam and Korea | 143 |
The Northern Transmission Japan | 147 |
The Northern Transmission Tibet | 163 |
The Northern Transmission Mongolia Russia Himalayan Region Nepal and Bhutan | 180 |
Buddhism Comes West | 187 |
Slow Beginnings | 189 |
The Flowering of the Lotus | 199 |
The North American Connection | 230 |
The Basic Teachings and Practices | 40 |
The Development of Buddhism in India | 69 |
Four Councils and Eighteen Schools | 71 |
Mahayana | 79 |
Tantra | 89 |
The Spread of Buddhism | 99 |
The Southern Transmission Sri Lanka Burma Thailand Laos Kampuchea and Indonesia | 101 |
The Northern Transmission The Northwestern Springboard and the Silk Route | 112 |
The Northern Transmission China | 117 |
Buddhism and Psychotherapy | 241 |
APPENDIXES | 255 |
Whos Who in Buddhism A Modern Western Perspective | 257 |
Useful Addresses | 316 |
Major Buddhist Festivals | 324 |
Further Reading | 327 |
Index | 335 |
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