Archer Library: Religious Studies: Buddhism

Databases

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Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete is the comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 9,810 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
ATLA Religion Database
This full text database is a collection of major religion and theology journals selected by some of the major religion scholars in the United States. Journals representing all major religious faiths, major denominations, and language groups are included. Information dates as far back as 1949, and coverage continues through the present.
Academic OneFile Select (Gale)
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Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines. The database meets research needs in subject areas including the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology
JSTOR
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Full text of backfiles of more than 1100 journals in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and education. Coverage is from volume 1 on, excluding latest 3-5 years.
More than 3 million of the images from Artstor are now available alongside JSTOR’s scholarly content.

Click here for a list of electronic journals on Buddhism available online through the Library

Other Buddhist titles:

Buddhist Forum

BQ 2 B8

Library has: v.1(1990)-v.4(1994-1996)

Bukkyåo geijutsu = Ars Buddhica

N 8193 A1 B84

Library has: no.284(2006)- to present

Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies

BQ 2 I55

Library has: Microfilm: v.5(1982) - v.9(1986)

World Buddhism

BQ 1 W67

Library has: Microfilm: v.24(1975/76) - v.25(1976/77)

Internet Sacred Text Archive: Buddhism
Good internet archive of translations of Buddhist scriptures mostly from public domain (out-of- copyright) sources.
Digital Library of Buddhist Studies (DLBS)
Includes Chinese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Pali sutras
Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center Digital Library
"creating a digital path to Tibetan literature"

Encyclopedia of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell (Editor)
Call Number: CAMPION Reference BQ 128 E62 2004
ISBN: 0028657187
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
Providing a comprehensive overview of one of Asia's most important religious and social forces, the "Encyclopedia of Buddhism describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects. In addition to containing entries on Buddhist scriptures, art, architecture, saints, demons, monastic orders, festivals, rites and ceremonies, this new two-volume set explores the history of Buddhism, the different forms it has taken in different parts of the world, and how Buddhism has blended with other religions like Shinto, Confucianism, Taoism and Christianity.
An Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Deities, Demigods, Godlings, Saints and Demons by Fredrick W. Bunce; R. C. Sharma (Foreword by)
Call Number: ARCHER Reference BQ 130 B88 1994
ISBN: 8124600201
Publication Date: 1998-03-01
Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by Lokesh Chandra
Call Number: ARCHER BQ 4620 L65 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Dictionary of Buddhist Literature and Literary Personalities by K. Krishna Murthy
Call Number: ARCHER BQ 130 K75 1994
ISBN: 8185067880
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Historical Dictionary of Buddhism by Charles S. Prebish
Call Number: ARCHER Reference BQ 130 P74 1993
ISBN: 0810826984
Publication Date: 1993-06-28
A Dictionary of Buddhism by Damien Keown
ISBN: 0198605609
Publication Date: 2003