This book takes a fresh look at the earliest Buddhism texts and offers various suggestions how the teachings in them had developed. Two themes predominate. Firstly, it argues ...

Drawing on the latest global data and research, a collection of maps and charts provides key information on the status of women around the world, addressing such issues as ...

To improve the state of women is to improve the state of the world. Global events continue to reveal the importance of understanding how women live across continents and ...

Written in response to students' worries over the demands of dealing with a range of complex and unfamiliar concepts, this handy reference book enables readers to grasp the ...

A History of Indian Buddhism, the summation of a lifetime of research on Indian Buddhism, is an exceptionally comprehensive discussion of Indian Buddhism, with detailed ...