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Abhijñā/Ṛddhi (Extraordinary Knowledge and Powers)
David Fiordalis
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
Abhijñā/Ṛddhi (Extraordinary Knowledge and Powers) Introduction Abhijñā (Pali: abhiññā) is a Buddhist technical term that refers most specific...
Alāyavijñāna
William S. Waldron
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Ālaya-vijñāna Introduction Ālaya-vijñāna (storehouse consciousness) refers to a level of subliminal mental processes that occur uninterrupted...
Amitābha
Galen Amstutz
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Amitābha Introduction The three topics Amitābha (in Japanese, Amida; in Chinese, Amituo), Pure Land Buddhism, and nenbutsu are always linke...
Anthropology
Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Anthropology Introduction Although the study of the anthropology of Buddhism falls within the anthropology of religion, it has evolved into it...
Archaeology of Early Buddhism
Robin Coningham
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Archaeology of Early Buddhism Introduction The archaeology of Buddhism has been portrayed as the excavation of individual monuments and the ch...
Arhat
George D. Bond
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Arhat Introduction The term arhat (Sanskrit) or arahant (Pali) denotes for Buddhism a being who has reached a state of perfection and enlighten...
Art and Architecture In China, Buddhist
Karen S. Hwang
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
Buddhist Art and Architecture in China Introduction Buddhist art has played a crucial role in the dissemination and development of Buddhism in...
Art and Architecture in Japan, Buddhist
Heather Blair
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Buddhist Art and Architecture in Japan Introduction When Buddhism entered Japan in the sixth century, its sculpture, painting, architecture, ...
Art and Architecture in Nepal, Buddhist
Erberto Lo Bue
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2011-09-30
Buddhist Art and Architecture in Nepal Introduction The earliest evidence of the presence of Buddhism in the Nepal Valley belongs to the 5th ...
Art and Architecture in Tibet, Buddhist
David Gray
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Buddhist Art and Architecture in Tibet Introduction Fifty years ago, Tibetan art and architecture were fields in an early stage of develo...
Art and Architecture on the "Silk Road," Buddhist
Michelle C. Wang
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Buddhist Art and Architecture on the “Silk Road” Introduction The “Silk Roads,” a term first coined by the German geographer Baron Ferdinand vo...
Āryadeva
Karen C. Lang
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Āryadeva Introduction Āryadeva (3rd century), a disciple of Nāgārjuna, is a central figure in the development of early Indian Madhyamaka philos...
Avalokiteśvara
Chün-fang Yü
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Avalokiteśvara Introduction One major difference between Mahayana Buddhism and early or Mainstream Buddhism is the worship of many buddhas and ...
Awakening of Faith
Jason Clower
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Awakening of Faith Introduction The Awakening of Faith (Ch. Dasheng qixin lun, Jpn. Daijō kishinron 大乘起信論) claims, in its colophon, to have be...
Beats, Buddhism and the
Scott A. Mitchell
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Buddhism and the Beats Introduction “For the beat generation,” Stephen Prothero wrote in 1991, “dissertation time is here. Magazine and newspa...
Bhāviveka / Bhāvaviveka
Malcolm David Eckel
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
Bhāviveka/Bhāvaviveka Introduction Bhāviveka or Bhāvaviveka (also known as Bhavya) was an influential 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher....
Bodhicitta
John Powers
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Bodhicitta Introduction The Sanskrit term bodhicitta (mind of awakening) refers to the state of mind of a bodhisattva, who pursues buddhahood i...
Bodhidharma
Jeffrey L. Broughton
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Bodhidharma Introduction Countless paintings by East Asian artists have attempted to catch the essence of the enigmatic Buddhist master Bodhidh...
Bodhisattva
James B. Apple
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Bodhisattva Introduction A bodhisattva (Pāli bodhisatta; Tib. byang-chub sems-dpa’; Ch. pusa; Jpn. bosatsu) is generally considered to be a pe...
Body, Buddhism and the
John Powers
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Buddhism and the Body Introduction Unlike some Indian religions that posit an eternal “self” (atman) that serially inhabits bodies during the ...
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