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Tāranātha
Michael Sheehy
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Tāranāta, Ta Ra Na Tha Introduction Tāranātha (b. 1575–d. 1635), also known as Jetsun Tāranātha or Kunga Nyingpo, was one of the most conseque...
Tathāgatagarbha
Matthew Kapstein
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Tathāgatagarbha Introduction The idea that living beings are imbued with the self-same nature as the enlightened buddha (and thus are pot...
Texts, Dunhuang
Sam van Schaik
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Dunhuang, Texts Introduction The archaeological sites of eastern Central Asia (comprising primarily the modern Chinese provinces of Gansu and X...
Thai Buddhism
Justin McDaniel
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Thai Buddhism Introduction Thailand’s population is between 93 and 96 percent Buddhist, and Buddhist institutions have been socially and royal...
Theravada
Justin McDaniel
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Theravada Introduction Did a separate Theravada school of Buddhism actually exist as a discernible entity before the modern period? Can we ta...
Three Turnings of the Wheel of Doctrine (Dharma-Cakra)
John Powers
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Three Turnings of the Wheel of Doctrine (Dharma-Cakra) Introduction The notion of the three turnings of the wheel of doctrine (dharma-cakra) ...
Tiantai/Tendai
Paul L. Swanson
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Tiantai/Tendai Introduction Tiantai (“T’ien-t’ai” in Wade-Giles [W-G] transcription; “Tendai” in Japanese) is one of the major schools of Budd...
Tibet, Buddhism in
David Gray
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Buddhism in Tibet Introduction Buddhism reached Tibet relatively late, around the 7th century, and within a few centuries it became the...
Tibet, Mahāmudrā in
Roger Jackson
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Mahāmudrā in Tibet Introduction The Tibetan term phyag rgya chen po (pronounced “chakya chenpo” in central Tibet) translates the Sanskrit mahām...
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Casey Alexandra Kemp
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Tibetan Book of the Dead Introduction The most famous work of Tibetan literature known to the West, the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thödol)...
Tri Songdetsen
Brandon Dotson
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Tri Songdetsen Introduction King Tri Songdetsen (b. 742–d. c. 800) was the monarch responsible for the official conversion of Tibet to Buddhis...
Tsongkhapa
Gareth Sparham
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Tsongkhapa Introduction Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (Tsong kha pa Blo bzang grags pa), also known to his followers as Je Rinpoche (Rje Rin po ch...
Vairocana/Mahāvairocana
Klaus Pinte
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Vairocana/Mahāvairocana Introduction As one of the aspects and later designation of Vairocana (var. Virocana/Verocana), or the Luminous One, ...
Vietnam, Buddhism in
Elise Anne DeVido
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Buddhism in Vietnam Introduction While the precise details about the origins of Buddhism in Vietnam are still unclear, presumably coming to t...
Vinaya
Klaus Pinte
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Vinaya Introduction The disciplinary codes for the training of Buddhist monks (Skt. bhikṣus) and nuns (Skt. bhikṣuṇīs), as well as the instit...
Vision and Visualization
David L. McMahan
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Vision and Visualization Introduction Visual metaphors, visionary literature, and visualization practices are pervasive in Buddhist traditions....
Visualization/Contemplation Sutras
David Quinter
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Visualization/Contemplation Sutras Introduction Visualization/contemplation sutras refer to a group of six sutras in the Chinese Buddhist cano...
West (North America and Europe), Buddhism in the
Scott A. Mitchell
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Buddhism in the West (North America and Europe) Introduction The study of Buddhism in the West is built on the pioneering work of a handful...
Wheel of Life (Bhava-Cakra)
Karil Kucera
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Wheel of Life (bhava-cakra) Introduction The Wheel of Life (Skt. bhava-cakra)—or, as it is sometimes referred to, the Wheel of Becoming, the Wh...
Women in Buddhism
Kim Gutschow
Subject: Buddhism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Women in Buddhism Introduction The very existence of a “Women and Buddhism” entry but no “Men in Buddhism” entry implies a set of methodologica...
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