Download or read book The Buddhist Directory written by Peter Lorie and published by . This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains locations, facilities, Buddhist personalities, retreats, types of Buddhism, courses and foundations for the world's Buddhist centers. It details the major locations the Buddhist seeker might wish to discover in order to walk the Buddhist path to nirvana. The main focus is on European centers, but the directory also covers the main schools, institutes and centers in India, the Far East and America. European entries include the full address, facilities, teachers and masters and languages spoken. The book also contains short quotations, sutras and short poems from Buddha and Buddhist masters of the past. Each different version of Buddhism is outlined and the book contains a glossary of Buddhist terms applicable to each of the different forms. Comprehensive!