The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion)

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism combines outstanding contributions covering Buddhism as it developed and is practiced in this region. These newly-commissioned essays provide fresh scholarly perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, and practices. Offers a comprehensive and balanced survey of Buddhism within East and Central Asia, from the time of the Buddha through to the present day Provides fresh perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, traditions, doctrines, practices, and institutions – on topics spanning gender roles, tantric rituals, and the spread of Zen into Europe Brings together cutting-edge research by an interdisciplinary and international contributor team, including historians, literature scholars, and historians, as well as those from religious studies Presents a panoramic view of the extraordinary richness and variety of local Buddhist expressions and practices within Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Tibetan, cultures Buddhism In Central Asian History / Mariko Walter -- Buddhism In Chinese History / Mario Poceski -- Buddhism In Korean History / Sem Vermeersch -- Buddhism In Japanese History / Heather Blair -- Buddhism In Tibetan History / James Apple -- Tiantai Integrations Of Doctrine And Practice / Haiyan Shen -- Huayan Elaborations On The Realm Of Reality / Imre Hamar -- Chan/zen Conceptions Of Orthodoxy / Albert Welter -- Tibetan Formulations Of The Tantric Path / David Gray -- Pure Land Devotion In East Asia / Jimmy Yu -- Bodhisattva Cults In Chinese Buddhism / Natasha Heller -- Funerary Rituals In Japanese Buddhism / Nam-lin Hur -- Pilgrimage In Japanese Buddhism / Henny Van Der Veere -- Healing In Tibetan Buddhism / Geoffrey Samuel -- East Asian Transformations Of Monasticism / Huaiyu Chen -- Nuns And Laywomen In East Asian Buddhism / Lori Meeks -- Buddhist-daoist Interactions In Medieval China / Livia Kohn -- The Chinese Buddhist Canon / Jiang Wu -- The Tibetan Buddhist Canon / Phil Stanley -- Buddhism And Poetry In East Asia / Beata Grant -- Buddhist Art And Architecture In East Asia / Michelle C. Wang -- Buddhism In Modern Japan / Melissa Anne-marie Curley -- Buddhism In Modern Korea / Pori Park -- Buddhism In Contemporary Europe / Inken Prohl -- Buddhism In The Digital World / Morten Schlütter. Edited By Mario Poceski. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism is a collection of 26 original and outstanding contributions, tracing key historical trajectories and examining the growth of diverse traditions. It features a broad range of viewpoints and methods adopted by foremost experts working in the field of Buddhist studies.