The Buddhist handbook
Subtitle: a complete guide to Buddhist schools, teaching, practice, and history
By: John Snelling.
Edition: [Revised and updated ed.].
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Rochester, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780892817610
Subjects: Buddhism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-339) and index.
Table of contents: title: A note on language; title: Caveat; title: Part 1 : Prologue.; title: Why Buddhism?; title: The heart of the matter; title: Part 2 : The Buddha.; title: The Indian background; title: The Buddha : the early years; title: The Buddha : the teaching career; title: Part 3 : The basic teachings and practices.; title: The Buddhist world view; title: The basic teachings and practices; title: Part 4 : The development of Buddhism in India.; title: Four councils and eighteen schools; title: Mahayana; title: Tantra; title: Part 5 : The spread of Buddhism.; title: The Southern transmission : Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, and Indonesia; title: The Northern transmission : The Northwestern springboard and the Silk Route; title: The Northern transmission : China; title: The Northern transmission : Vietnam and Korea; title: The Northern transmission : Japan; title: The Northern transmission : Tibet; title: The Northern transmission : Mongolia, Russia, Himalayan region, Nepal, and Bhutan; title: Part 6 : Buddhism comes West.; title: Slow beginnings; title: The flowing of the lotus; title: The North American connection; title: Buddhism and psychotherapy; title: Appendix I : Who's who in Buddhism : a modern Western perspective; title: Appendix II : Useful addresses; title: Appendix III : Major Buddhist festivals; title: Appendix IV : Further reading