Buddhism: Buddhist origins and the early history of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia

Description

This eight-volume set brings together seminal papers in Buddhist studies from a vast range of academic disciplines published over the last forty years. With a new introduction by the editor, this collection is a unique and unrivalled research resource for both student and scholar. Coverage includes: – Buddhist origins; early history of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia – early Buddhist Schools and Doctrinal History; Theravada Doctrine – the Origins and nature of Mahayana Buddhism; some Mahayana religious topics – Abhidharma and Madhyamaka – Yogacara, the Epistemological tradition, and Tathagatagarbha – Tantric Buddhism (Including China and Japan); Buddhism in Nepal and Tibet – Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, and – Buddhism in China, East Asia, and Japan.

• Author: Paul Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Published: 2005
• Pages: 344
• ISBN-13: 9780415332279