The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the publishing house "Orientalia" and the literary series "Samadhi" present to readers the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism" by the famous Russian orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor V. P. Androsov. The dictionary is the author's monograph, which includes more than 700 interpretations of various Buddhist terms and concepts. In it you will find an extensive collection of information about the philosophy, history and mythology of Buddhism, its key historical figures and the main textual sources. In short and succinct dictionary entries, the author reveals one of the most striking layers of the culture of the East, impartially exploring the essence of the theoretical concepts of Buddhism and their evolution in various schools and directions of this spiritual tradition. For students, graduate students, orientalists and Buddhist scholars, as well as for a wide range of readers, those interested in the spiritual traditions of the East.