I am a student in a learn to speak Mandarin class and this book is the main syllabus for the curriculum.
Very helpful and informative....

According to the official blurb, this 470 page book: "A Chinese-English Dictionary of Buddhist Terms is comprised of more than 16,000 entries that cover terms, allusions, books, monks, relics, rituals, schisms, events, places, Buddhist materials of Mahayana (including Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Buddhism) and Hinayana Buddhism. Every entry consists of Chinese phrase, English translation and concise Chinese explanation."

Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, and occasionally Japanese terms are also indicated where appropriate. The terms are organized alphabetically according to the Pinyin system, and in simplified Chinese characters. However, the chief shortcoming of this dictionary is the lack of Pinyin for every head character, although it is indicated for personal and place names, along with a Wade-Giles rendering. Two appendices give traditional-simplified characters and Wade-Giles-Pinyin conversion tables, which are always useful to have in one place.

The English entries are fluent, concise and accurate; the Chinese text clear and readable, making this dictionary ideal for students of Chinese Buddhist texts who cannot yet manage monolingual Chinese (or Japanese) dictionaries of Buddhism such as the Ding Fubao one.

All in all, this dictionary provides a very useful and affordable resource, compared to out of print and outdated works like those of Eitel and Soothill....

Excelent!

This is the second volume of a very good chinese book. As its own name suggest, Easy Chinese is a very easy and self paced book to follow.

The lessons are very well formated and facilitates self learning people to quickly gain confidence on speaking mandarin. The audio files are very clear, very comprehensible and can be listened with or without the book. I suggest both!

If you're really interested in learn chinese I recomend this book as it's a fast way to get there, but don't forget to start with volume one....

Beautiful book containing all the poems I wanted. Was unable to find it anywhere else - so all praise to Purple Culture,...

This is an excellent primer on Buddhism in general, and Chinese Buddhism in particular, by an eminent Chinese Buddhist layman, Mr Zhao Puchu. The translation is fluid and of a high standard. Furthermore the work has been cross-referenced with English works, and Sanskrit and Pali terms are also provided, making this bilingual Chinese-English edition very useful for those studying Chinese Buddhism, and accessorily, the Chinese language....

I find this book useful to prepare my BCT writing... I would recommend anyone preparing to take the writing test....

This is one of ten books in a series entitled The Code... This is an excellent series for independent learners. The method provides all of the following: 1)simplified characters in Mandarin, 2) the pinyin equivalent, 3)the English translation, 4) various combinations of easy word combinations which facilitates transliteration and rapid comprehension, and 5) the audio cd. The creators of this program should be commended for their excellent work! I am using these books daily and am thoroughly enjoying learning Mandarin....

I AM A RETIRED EDUCATOR WHO IS LEARNING MANDARIN AS A RETIREMENT PROJECT. I HAVE ADDED THE LEARNING OF TAI-CHI AS PART OF MY LANGUAGE LEARNING APPROACH. THE WUSHU DICTIONARY IS AN EXCELLENT LEARNING RESOURCE TO HELP ME NAVIGATE THROUGH THE CHINESE TAI-CHI DVD'S. I AM MOST PLEASED TO GIVE IT A 5/5 STARS.

ALSO I AM LOOKING FOR READING TEXTS IN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE THAT OFFER ALL THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: A) THE SENTENCES IN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE CHARACTERS, B) THE ACCOMPANYING PINYIN VERSION, C) A CHARACTER BY CHARACTER TRANSLATION (WORD FOR WORD, ALSO CALLED TRANLITERATION) AND FINALLY, D) THE ENGLISH POLISHED TRANSLATION. IF YOU HAVE MATERIALS THAT OFFER ALL OF THE FIVE ABOVE TOOLS, PLEASE SEND ME A LIST OF THOSE BOOKS/CDS/DVDS)...

This book is bilingual, i.e english and mandarin. It tells us about the Chinese imperial diets, and how the eating habits/preferences with the chinese imperials evolved with time. It is an interesting read, however, the english language used in the book needs more work....