Encyclopedia Of Buddhism (Encyclopedia of World Religions)
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: January 31, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780816054596
Subjects: Reference works; Buddhism; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Buddhism - General; Biblical Reference - Dictionaries & Encyclopedias; Encyclopedias
Description: "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.