راهنمای بودایی: راهنمای کامل آموزه‌ها، تمرین‌ها، تاریخ و مکتب‌های بودایی

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. Front-Cover......Page 1 Front-flap......Page 2 Titel......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 10 A Note on Language......Page 12 PART I --- Prologue......Page 14 PART II --- The Buddha......Page 22 ONE - Why Buddhism?......Page 16 TWO - The Heart of the Matter What......Page 19 THREE - The Indian Background......Page 24 FOUR - The Buddha: The Early Years......Page 30 FIVE - The Buddha : The Teaching Career......Page 37 PART 3 --- The Basic Teachingsand Practices......Page 48 SIX - The Buddhist World View......Page 50 SEVEN - The Basic Teachingsand Practices......Page 55 PART 4 --- The Development of Buddhism in India......Page 86 EIGHT - Four Councils and Eighteen Schools......Page 88 NINE - Mahayana......Page 96 TEN - Tantra......Page 106 The Spread of Buddhism......Page 116 ELEVEN - The Southern TransmIssion: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand,Laos, Ka mpuchea, and Indo nesia......Page 118 TTWELVE - The Northern Transmission: The Northwestern Springboardand the Silk Rou te......Page 129 THIRTEEN - The Northern Transmission: China......Page 134 FOURTEEN - The Northern Transmission: Vietnam and Korea......Page 160 FIFTEEN - The Northern Transm ission: Japan......Page 164 SIXTEEN - The No rthern Transmission: Tibet......Page 180 SEVENTTEN - The Northern Transmission.· Mongolia , Russia , and the Himalayan Region......Page 197 EIGHTEEN - Slow Begginnings......Page 206 NINETEEN - The Flowering of the Lotus......Page 216 TWENTY - The North American Connection......Page 246 TWENTY ONE - Bu ddhism and Psycho therapy......Page 257 1 Who 's Who in Buddhism: A Mo dern Western Perspective......Page 272 2 Useful Addresses......Page 329 3 Major Buddhist Festivals......Page 335 4 Further Reading......Page 337 Index......Page 346 About the Author......Page 351 Back-Cover......Page 353 Leere Seite......Page 9 By John Snelling. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 358-363.