Dictionnaire encyclopédique du bouddhisme

Philippe Cornu has been able to embrace both the academic and traditional fields of Buddhism. Far from being discouraged by the occasional contradictions between them, he has, instead, made the most of them in order to offer the most complete approach possible. A reference work

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This dictionary, which concerns all forms of Buddhism currently in existence in the Asian world and beyond, is a wonderful information, consultation, work and research tool, which will be appreciated not only by students and specialists, but also all readers interested by the various aspects of Buddhism. It offers an overview of all available knowledge both within the Buddhist traditions themselves and within the western work on Buddhism. This dictionary is made up of in-depth articles. Beyond the received ideas in English (emptiness, disorder, impermanence...), the current terms in the main reference languages of Buddhism have been retained: Sanskrit (Pali), Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese. Each term is provided with its equivalent in the other reference languages.