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The Asiatic Society Dictionary Of Buddhist Doctrinal And Technical Terms by Binayendra Nath Chaudhury
Language: EnglishPages: 508From the Jacket:The present volume Dictionary of Buddhist Doctrinal and Technical Terms based on the Pali and Sanskrit-Buddhist literature has been compiled by Professor Binayendra Nath Chaudhury. The most important Buddhist doctrinal terms such as Cattari Ariya-saccani (Four Noble Truths), viz., Dukkha (Suffering), Dukkhasamudaya (Cause of Suffering), Dukkanirodha (Cessation of Suffering), Dukkhanirodha-gamini-patipada (Way to Cessation of Suffering) otherwise called Ariya Atthangika Magga (Noble Eight-fold Path) or Majjhima Patipada (Middle Path), Paticcasamuppada (Law of Dependent Origination), Paccaya (Casual Relation), Nibbana (Nirvana), Anatta (Soullessness), Anicca (Impermanence), Jhana or Dhyana (Meditation), Samvrti-satya (conventional truth), Paramartha-satya (Absolute truth), Alayavijnana (Store of Consciousness), etc. and doctrines of different Buddhist sects such as Theravada, Mahasanghika, Sarvastivada, Yogacara, or