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010 _a2007004503
020 _a9780816054596 (alk. paper)
035 _a(AEA)3764301ABF15403580775A4BA5D35512
035 _a(OCoLC)81861645
040 _aDLC
_cDLC
245 0 _aEncyclopedia of Buddhism /
_cEdward A. Irons [volume editor].
260 _aNew York :
_bFacts on File,
_cc2008.
300 _axxxv, 634 p. :
_bill., maps
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 601-610) and index.
520 _aEmphasizes on the living faiths and their historical ans social backgrounds. {rovides access to the theo
520 _aogical concepts, personalities, historical events, institutions, and movements that helped shape Buddhism and the way it is practiced today.Focuses primarily on the various forms of Buddhism and includes many enries on other eligious practices in East and Southeast Asia, including Daosim, shinto, and confucianism. Includes comprehensive introduction, further readings, cross-references, chronologyin addition to photographs generAL bibliography and a thorough index.
650 _aBuddhism
700 _aIrons, Edward A.
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