Buddha: A Very Short Introduction
by Carrithers, Michael
Series: Very Short Introductions Published by : Oxford University Press (New York) Physical details: x,108 Pages 17x11 cm | PB ISBN:9780192854537.
Subject(s):
Buddha
Year: 1996
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 294.363 C257B 1996 (Browse shelf) | Available | 35858 |
Includes Index and Illustrations.
Guides the readers through the complex information that Buddhist texts give about the life and teaching of the Buddha. The author 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.
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