Brill's encyclopedia of Buddhism / editor-in-chief, Jonathan A. Silk ; consulting editors, Oskar von Hinüber, Vincent Eltschinger ; editorial advisory board, Lucia Dolce, Johan Elverskog, Harunaga Isaacson, Christian Lammerts, Robert Mayer, Juhyung Rhi, Francesco Sferra, Stefano Zacchetti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silk, Jonathan A., editor.

Hinüber, Oskar von, editor.

Eltschinger, Vincent, editor.

Bowring, Richard, 1947- editor.

Radich, Michael, editor.

Series:

Handbook of oriental studies. South Asia ; Section two, v. 29.

Handbook of oriental studies. Section two, South Asia, 0169-9377 ; volume 29

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Encyclopedias.

Buddhism.

Buddhists--Biography.

Buddhists.

Buddhist literature--History and criticism.

Buddhist literature.

Genre:

Biographies

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Reference works

Encyclopedias

Reference works.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Other Title:

Encyclopedia of Buddhism

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2015-

Language Note:

In English with some text in various languages.

Summary:

"It has been evident for many years that no authoritative, reliable, and up-to-date reference work on Buddhism yet exists in any language. 'Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism' aims to fill that gap with a comprehensive work, presented in two phases: a series of six thematic volumes including an index volume, addressing issues of global and regional importance, to be followed by an ever-expanding online resource providing access both to synthetic and comprehensive treatments and to more individuated details on persons, places, texts, doctrinal matters, and so on. Illustrated with maps and photographs, and supplemented with extensive online resources, the print version of the thematic encyclopedia will present the latest research on the main aspects of the Buddhist traditions in original essays written by the world's foremost scholars. BEB aims at a balanced and even-handed view of Buddhist traditions, presenting the most reliable accounts of well-known issues and filling gaps in heretofore-neglected areas. In doing so, it emphasizes that Buddhism is simultaneously constituted by a plurality of regional traditions and a far-reaching phenomenon spanning almost all of Asia, and more recently far beyond as well. Volume I surveys Buddhist literatures, scriptural and nonscriptural, and offers discussions of the languages of Buddhist traditions and the physical bases (manuscripts, epigraphy, etc.) available for the study of Buddhist literatures. Subsequent volumes will address issues of personages, communities, history, life and practice, doctrine, space and time."-- Volume 1, back cover.

Contents:

Volume 1. Literature and languages

v. 2. Lives

v. 4. History

v.4.2. Central and East Asia and interactions with other religious traditions.

Notes:

To be complete in six volumes.

Series statement in volume 1 ("Handbook of oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section two, India") has been corrected in volume 2 to read: Handbook of oriental studies. Section two, South Asia.

Additional editors: Richard Bowring, Michael Radich (volume 2).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789004284692

9004284699

9789004283435

9004283439

9789004299375

9004299378

9789004546752

9004546758

OCLC:

909251257