Title: Encyclopedia of Buddhism /
Authors: Irons, Edward A.
Publisher: Facts on File,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Buddhism Encyclopedias.
Abstract: "This is a general introduction and reference primarily to Buddhism, but also to Daoism, Shinto, Confucianism, and other major religious traditions of East Asia that are not covered in other volumes of the series. Articles by scholars of religion, all but one American, consider important figures, both Asian and Western; deities and other supernatural beings; rules and concepts; schools; practices; and other aspects."--Book News.