Japanese Studies Religion: Encyclopedias on Japanese Religion and Buddhism

Covers Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintō, Kokugaku, historical thought, warrior thought, Western learning, scientific thought, modern thought, the arts, linguistics, and folk religion. Includes ample cross-references and citations for every entry. Index at front is by type of thought, sources and people. Index at rear is alphabetical.

The last volume includes a bibliography of primary works after the Meiji period.

The traditional authoritative dictionary for the study of Buddhism. Provides explanations of terminology, sutras, Buddhas, sects, observances, temples, persons, geographical names, animals, plants etc. with sources. Indexes in Pali, Sanskrit, Japanese and Chinese are scattered in vols. 7, 8 and 10. Vol. 6 includes a Buddhist chronology and various genealogies. The last 3 vols. are supplements to vols 1-5.

Easy to read; gives 7,500 Buddhist terms, personal names, names of temples and sects and book titles. Includes a chronology.