THE SHAMBHALA DICTIONARY OF BUDDHISM AND ZEN. Translated By Michael H. Kohn

black & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. faint scratch on rear. edges clean. contents free of markings. 2nd printing. very nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ Translated By Michael H. Kohn. color illustrated flyleaves . xii+280p +list of shambhala dragon editions. b&w illustrations. a to z listings. religion. world history. philosophy. history of philosophy. psychology. world literature. ~ With over fifteen hundred entries and forty~six illustrations, The Shambhala Dictionary if Buddhism and Zen is the most complete compact reference work of its kind available in the English language. It is designed not only for students and meditators but also as a tool to help familiarize all readers with Buddhist terms and concepts~such as chakra, karma, koan; nirvana, and tantra~that are encountered with increasing regularity in the literature of a wide range of fields today. The lives and teachings of important philosophers and meditation masters, the variety of practices, the basic texts and scriptures, and the range of sects and schools of thought are among the subjects covered. Pronunciation tables, a comprehensive bibliography, and a Ch' an/Zen lineage chart are also provided.…