Dictionary of Buddhism
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8120833340
Length
xx+980p., 23cm.
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Anyone reading English translations of Buddhist texts will encounter a host of names, terms and phrases whose meanings are not clear even though they appear in English. Buddhism is famous for its specialized terminology and translation alone may not communicate its full meaning. East Asian Buddhist diction is layered with several languages -- Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese -- and the only way to make one's way through this linguistic maze without ...
