The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction

Index

The names, subjects, and cross-cultural
themes listed in this index have been cho-
sen to supplement, with a minimum of
duplication, the citations already given in
the Table of Contents and Glossary.

Abhayagiri Vihara, 144
Abhidhanna, 54, 55-56, 91-92, 162
Abhidhannakosa, 97, 98, 181, 245
Abhidhanna Pitaka, 52, 54, 82
Action Tantras, 119, 124-125
Aesthetics, 111,206-207,242-243, 249,
257-258, 263
Agamas, 52
Ajivakas, 9
Ak~obhya, 113, 126, 128-129
Alaya-vijfiana, 92, 194-195, 283
All Souls' Day, 215
Amitabha, 95, 113-115, 126, 196, 213,
223
Ananda, 45-49, 51-54, 74
Angkor, 143-144
Aniruddha, 146
An Lu-shan Rebellion, 169, 185, 197
An Shih-kao, 174
Arcane learning, 178-179,186
Arhant, 15, 74, 76, 83, 213

336

Aryadeva, 89

Aryasura, 97

Asanga, 91-93, 98, 121

Asian-American Buddhism, 309, 310

Asoka, 60, 62-67, 80, 137, 142, 144, 147,

166, 297

Asrava, 17, 28

Asvagho~a, 10, 12, 13, 14, 96, 97, 182

Atisa, 276, 277

Aurnshinrikyo, 266

Avalokitdvara, 105, 107, 108, 213, 288

Avatarrsaka Sutra, 91, 106, 168, 183, 187,

194,195,227

Awakening, 39-42, 126, 193, 201, 205,

251-252,279,294,301

Awakening, Buddha's, 7, 15-20, 125-126,

127

Awakening of Faith, The, 182, 191,

194-195

Bankei Yotaku, 260

Basho, Matsui, 260

Bhai~ajyaguru, 115, 116, 168

Bhavaviveka, 89

Bhuridatto, Phra Ajaan Mun, 164

Binding rule, 234

Bindusara, 63

Blavatsky, Helena, 150, 306