Asceticism
Bhakti
Bhikkhu
Bodhisattva
Buddhahood
Buddhism
Buddhism in Japan
Buddhist art
Buddhist temple
Buddhist texts
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Celibacy
Central Asia
Ceremony
Chinese Buddhism
Christian monasticism
Confucianism
Confucius
Dalai Lama
Deity
Doctrine
Eastern religions
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Exegesis
Folk religion
Gautama Buddha
Guanyin
Hagiography
Hindu
Hinduism
Householder (Buddhism)
Incarnation
Indian religions
Justification (theology)
Literature
Mahayana
Missionary
Monastery
Monasticism
Muslim
Narrative
Ordination
Orthodoxy
Otherworld
Padmasambhava
Pilgrimage
Prayer
Recitation
Refuge (Buddhism)
Reincarnation
Religion
Religion in Japan
Religious text
Rite
Sanskrit
Schools of Buddhism
Sect
Sentient beings (Buddhism)
Sermon
Shingon Buddhism
Syncretism
Tantra
Taoism
Theology
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan people
Vajrayana
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Product details
- ISBN 9780691005133
- Weight: 255g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 14 Mar 1999
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Princeton Readings in Religions is a new series of anthologies on the religions of the world, representing the significant advances that have been made in the study of religions in the last thirty years. This volume brings together the introductions to the first five volumes of this acclaimed series: Religions of India in Practice (1995), Buddhism in Practice (1995), Religions of China in Practice (1996), Religions of Tibet in Practice (1997), and Religions of Japan in Practice (1999). The introductions to these volumes have been widely praised for their accessible, clear and concise overviews of the religions of Asia, providing both historical context and insightful analysis of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and Bon, as well as many local traditions. The authors of the chapters are leading scholars of Asian religions: Richard Davis (India), Stephen Teiser (China), George Tanabe (Japan), and Donald Lopez (Buddhism and Tibet). They bring together the best and most current research on their topics, while series editor Donald Lopez provides an introduction to the volume as a whole.
In addition to providing a wealth of detail on the history, doctrine, and practice of the religions of Asia, the five chapters offer an opportunity for sustained discussions of the category of "religion."
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He is the editor of Princeton Readings in Religions, which includes Religions of China in Practice, Buddhism in Practice, Religions of India in Practice, Religions of Tibet in Practice, and the forthcoming book, Religions of Japan in Practice. His most recent publication is Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West.
