Introduction to Buddhism. Torchinov E.A.

Evgeny Alekseevich Torchinov-an outstanding synologist-religious scholar, Buddhologist, translator, historian of philosophy and culture of China. Candidate of Historical Sciences and Doctor of Philosophy. For many years, Evgeny Alekseevich has been studying Buddhism and Taoism, as well as an analysis of various religions of antiquity, modern world religions, religious movements and sects, which has formulated the phenomenon of “religious experience”.

The book “Introduction to Buddhism” It is the most popular work of Yevgeny Alekseevich, it is based on a course of lectures, which was given by him in 1994-1999. At the Faculty of Philosophy of St. Petersburg State University. It describes in detail the history of the emergence and development of Buddhism, the foundations of this teaching are given, the main schools and directions are represented, as well as the Buddhist traditions of Tibet, China, the Far East and Russia are considered. This publication also has an application, which included translations of key Buddhist texts of the author with notes.