A Chinese-English Dictionary of Buddhist Terms (English and Chinese Edition)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Foreign Languages Press (January 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English, Chinese
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 474 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 7119037862
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-7119037868

This dictionary is comprised of more than 16,000 entries covering terms, allusions, books, monks, relics, rituals, schisms, events, places, Buddhist materials of Mahayana (including Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Buddhism) and Hinayana Buddhism, etc. Every entry consists of Chinese phrase, English translation and concise Chinese explanation. For important terms, names and allusions, Latin conversions are provided. Latin conversions are also available for Tibetan and Japanese Buddhist terms. The dictionary includes traditional-simplified and simplified-traditional Chinese indexes, as well as a pinyin-Wade-Giles conversion table. It is a very useful reference for those who are interested in Buddhism or Buddhism studies.