The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Teaching and Practice

Snelling, John

ISBN 10: 0712671129 / ISBN 13: 9780712671125

Published by Rider, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Teaching and Practice
• Publisher: Rider
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712671129
• ISBN 13: 9780712671125
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

"This book offers a comprehensive worldwide cultural and historical view of Buddhism. The initial chapters detail its spread from India into China, Asia, Tibet, Japan, and adjacent areas. Later chapters deal with Buddhism in Europe since World War II, the history of North American Buddhism, and the influence of Buddhism on psychotherapy. The book is indexed and the appendixes contain a who's who in Buddhism; World Buddhist Festival dates; the addresses of the major North American, European, and world Buddhist societies; and bibliographies for each chapter. The only deficiency is that it's not a good guide to the practical details of meditation--the author believes meditation needs to be practiced under the direction of a teacher. Recommended for large public and college libraries." - Del Cain, V.A. Medical Ctr. Lib., Bedford, Mass.

About the Author

Editor of The Middle Way (the oldest Buddhist journal in the West) from 1980-87, John Snelling was also the general secretary of the Buddhist Society in London from 1980-84.