The present series of 75 volumes is compiled, edited and arranged encounter wise alphabetical order dealing with various aspects of Buddha, Buddhists, and Buddhism viz., psychology, philosophy, religion, socio-economic aspects, cosmology, ethics, mythology, non-violence, symbolism, art and architecture, ascetic practices of Purification, language and literature-canonical and non-canonical, metaphysics and physics, building architecture, epigraph and inscriptions, archaeology, antiquities and monuments, fasts and festivals, rites and rituals, antiracism, sacred Buddhist centers, Buddha's life and teachings, biography of Buddhist philosophers, monks and nuns, theory of knowledge, evolution and development of Buddhism in global perspective, self-reality and starvation, Madhyamik Philosophy, nature of Asian and European Buddhism, theory of causation and compassion, cosmic spirit, Buddhist sects, comparison of Buddhism and other religions of the world, Buddhist conception of space and time, social, political, economic, and cultural geography, eschatological concepts, chronology and history, solution of environmental crisis and peaceful coexistence of human being collected from various sources. The concluding Volume consists of INDEX of the complete series.



Autorentext

Dr. Nagendra Kr. Singh has more than fifteen years research experience in lndological Studies-Buddhism, Jainismand Hinduism. file obtained his M.A. in-History from Bihar University, Muzaffarpur and Ph.D. from Patna University, Patna. He has also conducted investigatory research on the History of Vaishnava Literature under the supervision of Dr. Noel King, Califomia University, U.S.A. Dr. Singh has also experience in teaching and research work son Jainism and Buddhism under Jaina Vishva Bharati, Ladanun, Rajasthan. He was directly associated with several research projects under the same University. Presently, he is Director of lndo-European Jain Research Foundation, Delhi. He has organised many seminars, conferences and workshops at national and international level where many reputed scholars from all over the world participated. A prolific writer, Dr. Singh has authored many outstanding books. He is also Editor of journal of Global Religious Vision.

Titel
International Encyclopaedia of Buddhism (India)
EAN
9789390398478
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
30.06.2003
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.94 MB
Anzahl Seiten
309