The Buddhist handbook
a complete guide to Buddhist teaching, practice, history, and schools
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Word Count
93,250 words, Guess
Page Count
373 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2123544M
- ISBN-100712615547
- OCLC Control Number18522948
- OCLC Control Numberbuddhisthandbook00snel_475
- Library of Congress Control Number88182956
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- Goodreads5049229
- LibraryThing163089
Classifications
- DDC294.3
- LCCBQ4012 .S642 1987
Description
Completely revised and updated, The Buddhist Handbook is the definitive guide to the world of Buddhist teaching, practice, schools, and history. A comprehensive and unbiased survey of Buddhism's many traditions and their contemporary exponents throughout the world, The Buddhist Handbook provides essential information for those who wish to explore the various traditions thoroughly and find the one best suited to their needs. For those already practicing in a particular school of Buddhism, it offers illuminating insight into the teachings of other schools, as well as a Who's Who of contemporary teachers, writers, and practitioners. - Back cover.
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Series Statement
- A Rider book
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