| Description |
263 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The ancient Indian context -- The Buddha -- The Buddha's teaching -- The path to awakening -- The early Saṅgha -- The councils -- Developments in the Saṅgha -- The Buddhist schools -- The Tripiṭaka -- The Abhidharma -- Origins of the Mahāyāna -- The Mahāyāna Sūtras -- The new spiritual ideal -- The Mahāyāna schools I: the Madhyamaka -- The Mahāyāna schools II: the Yogācāra -- The Tathāgatagarbha doctrine -- The Tantra and Vajrayāna Buddhism -- The end of Buddhism in India -- Buddhism in Sri Lanka -- Buddhism in South-east Asia -- Buddhism in central Asia and Kashmir -- Buddhism in China -- Buddhism in Korea -- Buddhism in Japan -- Buddhism in Tibet -- Buddhism in Mongolia -- Buddhism in Nepal -- Buddhism in Persia. |
| Note |
Originally published: Birmingham [England] : Windhorse Publications, c1994. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-246] and index. |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- History.
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| Added Title |
History of Buddhism |
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Buddhism |
| ISBN |
0760721785 |
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