Guide to Buddhism. Illustrated Encyclopedia

Buddhism is one of the most ancient world religions and the spiritual basis of many modern countries. Without knowledge of the foundations of the Buddhist worldview, it is impossible to comprehend the great cultures of the East. It is even more wonderful that without these knowledge, do not understand the picture of the world of thousands of Europeans, Americans and residents of other countries and continents, which share the Buddhist view of life or absorbed the aesthetics of Buddhist art and philosophy. This book is the newest and unique guide to the world of Buddhism, in which everyone will find something interesting for themselves, including: rare photos, beautiful works of art, cards, instructive stories, legends, reasoning about philosophy and morality, symbols, holy biographies And devotees and much more. The book is written by one of the best experts in Buddhism, the candidate of historical sciences by Elena Leontyev. In the preparation of publication to the press, specialists were attended by perfectly disassembled in Buddhist history, philosophy and art. Encyclopedia contains more than 250 illustrations and geographical maps. For a wide range of readers