[Michlib-l] Dictionary of Buddhism free for the asking - for all libraries, high schools, community colleges

[Ray Arnett]

This is an amazing offer and I would urge all libraries to take advantage of
this generosity. I had the privilege of reviewing the pre-publication
version of this reference book for Library Journal and this was my
conclusion:  Due to the length and breadth of this volume, this will
supersede previously published titles such as the Oxford Dictionary of
Buddhism by Damien Keown (2003). VERDICT: Will appeal to any scholar or
student interested in Buddhism. Both print and e-versions will prove useful
for reference and browsing. Suitable for academic and public libraries. 

 

 

Raymond J. Arnett Jr.

Director

Fremont Area District Library

104 East Main Street

Fremont, MI 49412

(231) 924-3480

 <mailto:rarnett at fremontlibrary.net> rarnett at fremontlibrary.net

 

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From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org] On
Behalf Of Mase, Sheryl (MDE)
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 4:44 PM
To: Michlib-l (michlib-l at lists.mcls.org)
Cc: Donald Lopez
Subject: [Michlib-l] Dictionary of Buddhism free for the asking - for all
libraries, high schools, community colleges

 

The following message tells you how to obtain a free copy of the The
Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism.  



March 12, 2014

Contact: Maryanne George, (734) 615-6514,  <mailto:mageorge at umich.edu>
mageorge at umich.edu

 

Landmark Buddhist dictionary will be donated to Michigan's high schools,
community colleges and public libraries

 

ANN ARBOR- University of Michigan professor Donald Lopez spent the past
twelve years compiling the most authoritative and wide-ranging reference on
Buddhism ever produced in English. 

 

Since the publication of "The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism" last
November, Lopez has raised $40,000 to make the book available free of charge
to all community colleges, public high schools, and public libraries in
Michigan. Approximately 1,000 copies will be distributed for the students
and citizens of the state.

 

With more than 5,000 alphabetical entries totaling over one million words,
"The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism" explains the key terms, doctrines,
practices, texts, authors, deities, and schools of Buddhism across all of
the six major canonical languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan,
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It also includes selected terms from Burmese,
Khmer, Lao, Mongolian, Newar, Sinhalese, Thai, and Vietnamese. At over one
million words and with over five thousand entries, it is the largest and
most comprehensive dictionary of Buddhism ever published in a European
language.

 

Lopez is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist
and Tibetan Studies and chair of the Department of Asian Languages and
Cultures in U-M's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.  He
co-authored the dictionary with Robert Buswell, Distinguished Professor of
Buddhist Studies and director of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the
University of California, Los Angeles.

 

"Buddhism is one of the great religions of the world, with a vast
geographical and chronological expanse," Lopez says. "It is also generating
great interest in the United States.  Robert Buswell and I wanted to produce
a book that provided as much information about Buddhism as we could within
the covers of a single book."  

 

Support for the distribution program is being provided by the Office of the
President, the Dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the
Dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, the International Institute,
the Nam Center for Korean Studies, the Center for Chinese Studies, the
Center for Japanese Studies, and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

 

"As a faculty member at this great public university I feel a responsibility
to offer the results of our scholarship to the people of the state of
Michigan," Lopez says. "I am grateful to the offices and centers on campus
who generously agreed to support this program."

 

Librarians at Michigan community colleges, public high schools, and public
libraries may order a copy by sending their name, mailing address, and phone
number to the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) at
alc-buddhism at umich.edu.

 

For more information:

The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism:
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10099.html

 

 

~Sheryl

 

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