76
Tibet government in exile, 64
Indo-Greeks, 28, 52–53
International Buddhist
Confederation (IBC), 63
Japan
painting tradition, 57, 58
portrayals of Buddha, 55–56
temples in, 46, 51–52
treatment of Buddhists in
twentieth century, 62
Jataka
, 12
Jing Hao, 58
Kalinga, 19–20
karma, 46
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 5
Lamaism.
See
Tibetan Buddhism
Lancaster, Lewis, 68
lanterns, paper,
45
, 46
Leshan Giant Buddha,
54
, 55
Liusuwan, Nicholas, 6–7
Lumbini, 8, 15–16
MacDonald, Deanna, 55–56
Magadha, 19, 21–23
Mahastupa (Great Stupa), 50,
52
Mahayana (Buddhists)
branches, 60
origin, 19
texts of,
36
, 38
Theravada compared to, 22
Mahayana Sutras,
36
, 38
Mahinda (son of Ashoka), 25–26
Makransky, John, 29
malas
, 43
mantras, 42, 43
marriage ceremonies, 47–48
Maya (mother of Siddhartha), 12
meditation
effects of, 41
goals of, 41
mantras and, 42, 43
as prayers, 7, 43–44
superconscious journey by
Siddhartha under Bodhi Tree,
13–14
Menander (reigned ca. 165–130
BCE), 25
Middle Way (Eightfold Path), 14,
30–32
Milinda (reigned ca. 165–130
BCE), 25
Milindapanha
, 25
miracles, performing, 34
mirror, purpose of, 16
monasteries
absence of, during Buddha’s
life, 40
along Silk Road, 26–28
as architectural form, 53
ceremonies and, 39
destruction of Tibetan, by
Chinese, 63
monks
alms and,
40
during Buddha’s life, 40
local rulers and, 26–28
marriage blessings, 47–48
in monasteries, 40, 41
omen of Siddhartha’s birth and,
12
practices of, 11
protests by, in Myanmar, 65–68,
67
spread of Buddhism by, 14–16,
40–41
Theravada Buddhist, 60
women as, 39–40
Mookerji, R.K., 23
Myanmar, 65–68,
67
Nanji, Azim, 27–28
Nara sculptures, 52, 55, 56
Nhâ´t Ha
˙
nh, Thích, 5,
6
, 7
