Daisaku Ikeda, Burton Watson

Buddhism

The First Millennium
Übersetzer: Watson, Burton

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This dynamic tome covers a vast and complex series of events and developments in the history of Buddhism. By examining its early development, a new light is cast on little-known aspects of Buddhist history and its relevance to Buddhism today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Middleway Press
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9780977924530
• ISBN-10: 097792453X
• Artikelnr.: 25876434

Autorenporträt

Daisaku Ikeda is the author and coauthor of more than 60 books on a wide range of topics, including the history of Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy. He is the founding president and leader of the Soka Gakkai International, one of the largest lay Buddhist organizations in the world with members in more than 190 countries and territories. He is the recipient of the United Nations Peace Award, the Rosa Parks Humanitarian Award, and the International Tolerance Award of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Burton Watson is a translator of Chinese and Japanese literature. A former professor at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto Universities, his translations include Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, The Lotus Sutra, and The Vimalakirti Sutra, among others. He received the PEN Translation Prize in 1981.