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Tables of Contents for Buddhism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
6
4
PART 1: ORIGINS
10
46
Chapter 1. Ancient India: Belief and Society
Todd T. Lewis
12
 
Cities and Kingdoms
12
2
Class and Hierarchy
14
2
A World of Sacrifice
16
2
Art and Architecture: Ancient Indian Cities
Michael Willis
18
2
An Age of Inquiry
20
2
Chapter 2. The Career of Siddhartha
Kevin Trainor
22
24
The Buddha's Biography
22
2
Wondrous Birth
24
2
The "Wheel Turner"
26
2
The "Four Sights"
28
2
The "Going Forth"
30
4
The "Awakening"
34
2
The "First Turning of the Dharma Wheel"
36
2
The Growing Sangha
38
2
The Final Nirvana
40
2
Art and Architecture: Depicting the Buddha
Michael Willis
42
4
Chapter 3. A New Community
Todd T. Lewis
46
12
Expansion and Fragmentation
46
4
The Buddhist Emperor
50
2
Art and Architecture: Ashoka the Builder
Michael Willis
52
2
Divisions in the Sangha
54
2
PART 2: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
56
118
Chapter 1. The Human Condition
Todd T. Lewis
58
6
Samsara and the Soul
58
2
Karma
60
2
The Six Realms of Being
62
2
Chapter 2. The "Four Noble Truths"
Todd T. Lewis
64
8
Suffering and Unsatisfactoriness
64
2
Desire and its Cessation
66
2
Nirvana
68
2
The "Noble Eightfold Path"
70
2
Chapter 3. The Path of the Buddha
Todd T. Lewis
72
8
Morality
72
2
Meditation
74
2
Wisdom
76
4
Chapter 4. Mental Cultivation
Mark L. Blum
80
10
Meditative Trance
80
2
Mindfulness
82
2
Chant
84
2
Visualization
86
2
Art and Architecture: Mandalas
Michael Willis
88
2
Chapter 5. The Buddhist Community
John Peacock
90
16
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
90
6
Saints and Teachers
96
2
Monks, Nuns, and Monasteries
98
2
Art and Architecture: Monastic Architecture
Michael Willis
100
4
The Laity
104
2
Chapter 6. Buddhism in Practice
Kevin Trainor
106
14
Entering the Path
106
2
Devotion
108
2
Donation
110
2
Pilgrimage
112
2
Art and Architecture: Bodh Gaya
Michael Willis
114
2
Buddhist Ethics
116
2
Monks and Monarchs
118
2
Chapter 7. Theravada Buddhism
Kevin Trainor
120
12
The Doctrine of the Elders
120
2
The Buddha and the Gods
122
2
Sri Lankan Buddhism
124
2
South East Asia I
126
4
South East Asia II
130
2
Chapter 8. Mahayana Buddhism
Mark L. Blum
132
18
The Great Vehicle
132
4
The Bodhisattva Path
136
2
Art and Architecture: The Mahayana Pantheon
Michael Willis
138
2
"Emptiness"
140
2
"Skill in Means"
142
2
Pure Lands
144
4
Art and Architecture: Depicting the Pure Land
Michael Willis
148
2
Chapter 9. Chan and Zen-The Way of Meditation
Mark L. Blum
150
12
Zen in East Asia
150
2
Zen Approaches to Meditation
152
2
Rinzai and Soto
154
2
Zen Monastic Life
156
2
Art and Architecture: Zen and the Arts
Mark L. Blum
158
4
Chapter 10. Tantra
Todd T Lewis
162
14
The Diamond Vehicle
162
2
The Bell and the Thunderbolt
164
2
Tantric Deities
166
4
Lamas and Tulkus
170
2
Harnessing Desire
172
2
PART 3: HOLY WRITINGS
174
38
Chapter 1. Assembling the Dharma
Mark L. Blum
176
10
The Buddha's "Dharma Body"
176
2
Language and Translation
178
2
Forms and Media
180
2
Art and Architecture: The Buddhist Art of the Book
Michael Willis
182
4
Chapter 2. The Three Baskets
Kevin Trainor
186
10
The Tipitaka
186
2
The Vinaga Pitaka
188
2
The Sutta Pitaka
190
2
The Abhidhamma Pitaka
192
2
Commentaries and Chronicles
194
2
Chapter 3. Mahayana Scriptures
Mark L. Blum
196
18
Perfection of Wisdom Sutras
196
2
The Lotus Sutra
198
4
Pure Land Sutras
202
2
Yogachara Sutras
204
2
Nirvana Sutra
206
2
Tantric Writings
John Peacock
208
4
PART 4: BUDDHISM TODAY
212
26
Chapter 1. The Expanding Community
David Chappell
214
12
New Buddhist Movements
214
4
Scholars and Practitioners
218
2
The Diaspora and Converts
220
2
Women in Modern Buddhism
222
4
Chapter 2. Society and the Sangha
David Chappell
226
12
Government and Politics
226
4
Meditation Centers
230
2
Buddhism, Science, and Technology
232
2
Engaged Buddhism
234
4
Glossary
238
2
Timeline
240
2
Bibliography
242
4
Index
246
10
Picture Credits and Acknowledgments
256