The Buddha: A Very Short Introduction
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication:
2/2001
Languages:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9780192854537
Pages:
128
Sizes:
174 x 111mm
Weight:
0.1040
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Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give about the life and teaching of the Buddha. He discusses the social and political background of India in the Buddha's time, and traces the development of his thought. He also assesses the rapid and widespread assimilation of Buddhism and its contemporary relevance.
Readership: General readers interested in Buddhism or non-Western religions more generally; students of religious studies or Asian culture and history.
Readership: General readers interested in Buddhism or non-Western religions more generally; students of religious studies or Asian culture and history.
