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Table of Contents:

• The Pronunciation of Sanskrit
• Buddhism in India
• The Ancient Indian Context
• The Buddha
• The Buddha's Teaching
• The Path to Awakening
• The Early Sangha
• The Councils
• Developments in the Sangha
• The Buddhist Schools
• The Tripitaka
• The Abhidharma
• Origins of the Mahayana
• The Mahayana Sutras
• The New Spiritual Ideal
• The Mahayana Schools I: The Madhyamaka
• The Mahayana Schools II: The Yogacara
• The Tathagatagarbha Doctrine
• The Tantra and Vajrayana Buddhism
• The End of Buddhism in India

• Buddhism Beyond India
• Buddhism in Sri Lanka
• Buddhism in South-east Asia
• Buddhism in Central Asia and Kashmir
• Buddhism in China
• Buddhism in Korea
• Buddhism in Japan
• Buddhism in Tibet
• Buddhism in Mongolia
• Buddhism in Nepal
• Buddhism in Persia
• India
• Asia.

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Author/Creator:

Skilton, Andrew , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

A concise history of Buddhism [by Skilton, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Concise history of Buddhism [by Skilton, A.] (Birmingham : Windhorse Publications, ©1994 — OCLC Number 988569856)

Subjects:

Buddhism — History

Buddhism — History — Comparative studies

Buddhism — Doctrines — History — Comparative studies

Buddhism — India — History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-246) and index.

Physical Description:

263 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

BQ266 .S58 1994

ISBNs:

0904766926 (paperback)
9780904766929 (paperback)

OCLC Numbers:

33153171