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DICTIONARY OF BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY, vol. 5
by Lokesh Chandra
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DICTIONARY OF BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY, vol. 6
by Lokesh Chandra
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHIST DEITIES, DEMIGODS, ETC set 2
by F. Bonce
An Encyclopedia of Buddhist Deities, Demigods, Godlings, Saints & Demons. With Special Focus on Iconographic Attributes. The complexity of Buddhist pantheon has necessitated from time to time to have some sort of compendium for proper identification.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHIST TANTRA, Vol. 1
by Santideva Sadhu ed.
The term Tantra refers to a pan-Indian religious movements (also called Tantrism) that arose in about the 6 century AD within both Buddhism and Hinduism and to the texts (either Buddhist or Hindu) setting forth its practices and beliefs. The man emphasis of Tantrism is on the development of the devotee's dormant psychophysical powers by means of special meditations and ritual teachniques. These are essentially esoteric and must be passed on personally from master to initiate. Stressing the coordination of body, speech, and mind, they include the use of symbolic gestures (mudras); the uttering of potent formulas (Mantras); the entering (through meditation) of sacred diagrams (mandalas) and yantras; the meditator's creative visualization of and identification with specific divine forms; and the physical, iconographic, or mental use of sexual forces and symbols.
In Buddhist tradition the word Tantra normally refers to a special class of the Buddha's teachings and more specifically to the scriptures that embody it. But contrary to its normal usage, the word does not usually refer to the whole system of Tantric practice and theory. For the doctrinal system of Tantra, the terms Mantrayana ("Mantra Vehicle") and Vajrayana ("Vajra" or Adamantine Vehicle") are used instead.
The text guides the reader towards a greater understanding of the secrets, explaining various important and key facets in language simple enough for a general reader to understand the mystery of Buddhist Tantras and clear enough for a student to provoke him to further research on the subject.
This is probably the first and the only such Encyclop'dia available on Buddhist Tantra and will be welcomed by all classes of readers general, researches, teachers, and students alike. It will particularly be interesting for the western readers as it provides him an opportunity to get important information on this branch of Buddhist philosophy at one place.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHIST TANTRA, Vol. 2
by Santideva Sadhu ed.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHIST TANTRA, Vol. 3
by Santideva Sadhu ed.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHIST TANTRA, Vol. 4
by Santideva Sadhu ed.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHIST TANTRA, Vol. 5
by Santideva Sadhu ed.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES, Vol. 8
by Potter
Buddhist Philosophy from 100 to 350 A.D.
The following volume constitutes the second in a series devoted to Buddhist philosophy. It takes up more or less where its predecessor, Volume Seven of this Encyclopedia, leaves off, around the beginning of the second century A.D. This is a period still not well understood, with a great deal of scholarly disagreement remaining about many aspects of the history and thought of the period.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES, Vol. 9
by Potter
Buddhist Philosophy from 350 to 600 A.D.
This, the third volume in this encyclopedia to deal with Buddhist philosophy, takes the reader from the middle of the fourth century A.D. to the end of the sixth.
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