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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 ...
Borobudur
John N. Miksic
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Borobudur Introduction The Buddhist monument Borobudur is located in central Java, Indonesia. It was constructed between the late 8th and the ...
Buddha, Three Bodies of the (Trikāya)
Ruben L.F. Habito
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Three Bodies of the Buddha (Trikāya) Introduction The notion of Trikāya, or the Three Bodies of the Buddha, is an outcome of speculation by Bud...
Buddhist Hermeneutics
Richard Nance
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Buddhist Hermeneutics Introduction Etymologically derived from the Greek ἑρμηνεύειν, to interpret, the term “hermeneutics” is often presumed t...
Buddhist Thought and Western Philosophy
Jin Y. Park
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Buddhist Thought and Western Philosophy Introduction Buddhist-Western comparative philosophy is a relatively new field. Most work in this area ...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
Kristin Largen
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Introduction The field of Buddhist-Christian dialogue is relatively new, having its formal genesis in roughly the...
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