Handbook of Chinese Buddhism Being a Sanskrit, Chinese Dictionary - Hardcover

""A Handbook of Chinese Buddhism"" is a comprehensive reference book that serves as a Sanskrit and Chinese dictionary for the study of Buddhism in China. Written by Ernest J. Eitel, a renowned scholar of Chinese Buddhism, this book provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist religion in China, its history, doctrines, practices, and key figures. The book is organized alphabetically and includes over 3,000 entries covering a wide range of topics related to Buddhism, such as Buddhist scriptures, schools of Buddhism, rituals, and meditation practices. The entries are accompanied by detailed explanations and references to primary sources, making it an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the study of Chinese Buddhism.1888. With Vocabularies of Buddhist Terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Japanese. From the Preface: The student of Chinese religious literature finds himself at almost every step hampered by the continual recurrence of Sanskrit and other foreign terms embedded in the text, generally without a word of explanation. These form a series of vexatious riddles for a clue to which one has to go beyond the range of a Chinese library. This is especially the case with Buddhist works, many of which are simply translations from Sanskrit or Pali or Tibetan originals. Hence arises the need of a Dictionary like the present which aims at smoothing the pathway to an understanding of Buddhism and of native religions influenced by it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.