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- catalog abstract "With over fifteen hundred entries and forty-six illustrations, The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen is the most complete compact reference work of its kind available in the English language. It is designed not only for students and meditators but also as a took to help familiarize all readers with Buddhist terms and concepts--such as chakra, karma, koan, nirvana, and tantra--that are encountered with increasing regularity in the literature of a wide range of fields today. The lives and teachings of important philosophers and meditation masters, the variety of practices, the basic texts and scriptures, and the range of sects and schools of thought are among the subjects covered. Pronunciation tables, a comprehensive bibliography, and a Ch'an/Zen lineage chart are also provided.".
- catalog alternative "Lexikon der östlichen Weisheitslehren. Selections. English".
- catalog created "1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
- catalog description "Buddhism/ Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber -- Tibetan Buddhism/ Franz-Karl Ehrhard -- Zen/ Michael S. Diener.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280).".
- catalog description "With over fifteen hundred entries and forty-six illustrations, The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen is the most complete compact reference work of its kind available in the English language. It is designed not only for students and meditators but also as a took to help familiarize all readers with Buddhist terms and concepts--such as chakra, karma, koan, nirvana, and tantra--that are encountered with increasing regularity in the literature of a wide range of fields today. The lives and teachings of important philosophers and meditation masters, the variety of practices, the basic texts and scriptures, and the range of sects and schools of thought are among the subjects covered. Pronunciation tables, a comprehensive bibliography, and a Ch'an/Zen lineage chart are also provided.".
- catalog extent "xii, 280 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0877735204 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "1991.".
- catalog language "eng ger".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Shambhala ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House,".
- catalog subject "294.3/03 20".
- catalog subject "BQ130 .L492513 1991".
- catalog subject "Buddhism Dictionaries.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Buddhism/ Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber -- Tibetan Buddhism/ Franz-Karl Ehrhard -- Zen/ Michael S. Diener.".
- catalog title "The Shambhala dictionary of Buddhism and Zen / translated by Michael H. Kohn.".
- catalog type "Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "text".