Buddhism in China.
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 1996. Black and white fold-out map, viii + 263pp, index, hardback, small octavo. First published in London 1884. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 57480). More
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Currents and Countercurrents. Korean Influences on the East Asian Buddhist Traditions.
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2005. x + 294pp, index, dustjacket. This book explores in detail Korea's integral role in the development of Buddhism both in China proper as well as throughout the broader Asian region. This illuminating and thought provoking collection will be appreciated by scholars of Korean and..... More
Footprints of the Buddhas of This Era In Thailand and the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Myanmar.
Bangkok. The Siam Society. 2004. Maps, colour frontis, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 259pp, bibliography, chart, a very good paperback copy. "Traces the evolution of Buddha Footprints from early origins in India to the creation of a magnificent gold version in honor of Queen Sirikit's Sixth Cycle in..... More
A History of Japanese Buddhism.
Folkestone. Global Oriental. 2007. Colour as well as black and white photographic plates, xiii + 264pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Focuses on the tradition of the monk (o-b -san) as the main agent of Buddhism, together with the historical processes by which monks have developed Japanese Buddhism. (When referring to this..... More
The Buddhist Praying Wheel. A Collection of Material Bearing upon the Symbolism of the Wheel and Circular Movements in Custom and Religious Ritual.
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 1991. Black and white line illustrations, viii + 303pp, additional notes, indices, hardback. First published in London 1896 this book looks at the Praying Wheel, its use in various religions and symbolism. Chapter headings include: The Wheel in Indian Buddhism, The Wheel in the Brahmanic..... More
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