Buddhism, the first millennium /

Ikeda, Daisaku.

Buddhism, the first millennium / Daisaku Ikeda ; translated by Burton Watson. - Santa Monica, CA : Middleway Press, c2009. - xvi, 184 p. ; 23 cm. - The Soka Gakkai history of Buddhism series . - Soka Gakkai history of Buddhism series .

Sequel to: The living Buddha. 2008. Translation of: Watakushi no Bukkyō-kan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The formation of the Buddhist canon -- The Theravada and the Mahasamghika -- King Ashoka -- Questions of King Milinda -- Cultural exchange between East and West -- The rise of Mahayana Buddhism -- Vimalakirti and the ideal of the lay believer -- The formation of the Lotus Sutra -- The spirit of the Lotus Sutra -- Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu.

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