THE BUDDHIST HANDBOOK by John Snelling
The Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice, and History
$16.95
Completely revised and updated, The Buddhist Handbook is the definitive guide to the world of Buddhist teaching, practice, schools, and history. A comprehensive and unbiased survey of Buddhism's many traditions and their contemporary exponents throughout the world, The Buddhist Handbook provides essential information for those who wish to explore the various traditions thoroughly and find the one best-suited to their needs. For those already practicing in a particular school of Buddhism, it offers illuminating insight into the teachings of other schools, as well as a Who's Who of contemporary teachers, writers, and practitioners. With a far-reaching range that includes chapters on the westward migration of Buddhist thought, contemporary Buddhist activities in North America and around the world, Buddhism and social action, the relationship between Buddhism and psychotherapy, and the role of women in Buddhism. The Buddhist Handbook is an essential work fo the library of every aspiring Buddhist.
John Snelling was General Secretary of the Buddhist Society as well as Editor of the Society's journal, The Middle Way, the most widely circulated Buddhist periodical in the West. Among his many books are The Sacred Mountain: Pilgrims and Travellers at Mt. Kailas in Western Tibet, Buddhism in Russia, and The Elements of Buddhism.