Theravada Buddhism

Kate Crosby is a Seiyu Kiriyama Reader in Buddhist Studies in the Department of the Study of Religions at SOAS, University of London, and is also a member of the Centre of South East Asian Studies and the Centre of Buddhist Studies. She is the author or editor of a number of books, including Santideva’s Bodhicaryavatara: Buddhist Path To Awakening (with Andrew Skilton, 1998), and The Dead of Night & the Women (2009).

“Each chapter ends with a wealth of reference and further suggestions for reading and watching.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty.”  (Choice, 1 October 2014)

• Acknowledgments viiiMap xiIntroduction 1Part One Buddha 131 The Buddha and Buddhahood 152 Buddha Worship 43Part Two Dhamma 693 Literature, Languages, and Conveying the Dhamma 714 The Jâtaka 995 The Good Buddhist 1126 Meditation 1387 Abhidhamma 174Part Three Sangha and Society 1958 Monks, Monasteries, and their Position in Society 1979 Women in Monasticism 21810 Women in Theravada Literature and Society 23811 Feminist Readings of Gender-Related Symbols 25012 Nonharming, Politics, and Violence 262Glossary 283Index 290