A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

With Sanskrit And English Equivalents And A Sanskrit-pali Index

by William Edward Soothill | 1937 | 324,264 words

Summary: For about a thousand years, Buddhism dominated the thought of China and her thinkers were occupied with Buddhist philosophy. This dictionary serves as a resource to the interpretation of Chinese culture, as well as an important reference for the comparative study of Sanskrit and Pali originals.

The author provides a key for the students which to unlock a closed door which does serve to reveal the riches of the great Buddhist thesaurus in China. Author further, explains that various translators invented different terms and even when the some term was finally adopted its commutation varied, so he seems to have overcome these difficulties to a certain extent .

Source: mahajana.net

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Frontpage 1

Preface To The Digital Edition

Professor Soothill's Preface

Professor Hodous's Preface

Part 1 - One Stroke

Part 2 - Two Strokes

Part 3 - Three Strokes

Part 4 - Four Strokes

Part 5 - Five Strokes

Part 6 - Six Strokes

Part 7 - Seven Strokes

Part 8 - Eight Strokes