The Buddhist World (Paperback)

List of Illustrations. List of Contributors. Buddhism Chronology. Introduction ? John Powers. Part I: The Historical and Geo-political Buddhist World. 1. Buddhas and Buddhisms ? John Powers. 2. Indian Buddhist Narratives about the Buddha, His Community, and His Teachings ? Karen Lang. 3. Buddhism in Southeast Asia ? Craig J. Reynolds. 4. Sinitic Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan ? Scott Pacey. 5. Himalayan Buddhism (Newars and Other Tibeto-Burman peoples) ? Todd Lewis. 6. Time Travel in Tibet: Tantra, Terma and Tulku ? Mark Stevenson. 7. The Emergence of American Buddhism ? Charles Prebish. Part II: The Religio-Philosophical Buddhist World. 8. Abhidharma ? Joseph Walser. 9. Ethics ? Daniel Cozort. 10. Orthodoxy, Canon, and Heresy ? Jamie Hubbard. 11. Language ? Mario D’Amato. 12. The Pure Land in the History of Chinese Buddhism ? Charles B. Jones. 13. Buddha-Nature and the Logic of Pantheism ? Douglas Duckworth. 14. Body ? David Gardiner. 15. Buddhist Art for the World ? Marylin Rhie. 16. Death and Afterlife ? Paul Hackett. 17. Buddhism and Modernity ? Jay L. Garfield. Part III: The Buddhist Social World. 18. Buddhism and Gender ? Karma Lekshe Tsomo. 19. A History of Buddhist Ritual ? Todd Lewis. 20. Magic and Buddhism ? Craig J. Reynolds. 21. Merit ? Douglas Osto. 22. Buddhist Sectarianism ? David B. Gray. 23. Community ? D. Mitra Barua and Mavis Fenn. 24. The Buddhist Sangha: Buddhism’s Monastic and Lay Communities ? Charles S. Prebish. 25. Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Practice ? Scott Pacey. 26. Buddhist Environmental Imaginaries ? Susan M. Darlington. 27. Renouncing the World, Renouncing the Family ? Geoff Childs. 28. Toward a Buddhist Theory of the ‘Just War’ ? Damien Keown. Part IV: Biographies. 29. The Buddha ? Richard Hayes. 30. N?g?rjuna ? Joseph Walser. 31.Vasubandhu: Constructing a Buddhist Mainstream ? Jonathan Gold. 32. Dign?ga and Dharmak?rti on Perception and Self-Awareness ? Chrisna Coseru. 33. Wonhyo ? Charles Muller. 34. D?gen ? Steven Heine. 35. Milarepa ? Ruth Gamble. 6. Tsongkhapa ? John Powers. 37. Nichiren ? Daniel S. Metraux. 38. Thich Nhat Hanh ? John Powers. 39. Master Yinshun ? Bhikkhu Bodhi. 40. Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama ? John Powers. 41. Buddhad?sa Bhikkhu ? Royce Wiles. General Index