New Dictionary in Paperback

This new dictionary, now available in paperback as part of the best-selling Oxford Paperback Reference series, covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism, and includes all Buddhist schools and cultures.

Over 2,000 broad-ranging entries cover beliefs, doctrines, major teachers and scholars, place names, and artefacts, in a clear and concise style.

The text is illustrated with line drawings of religious structures, iconographic forms and gestures, and ritual objects.

Appendices include a chronology and a guide to canonical scriptures as well as a pronunciation guide for difficult names and terms.