Buddha, A Very Short Introduction

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Buddha, A Very Short Introduction
By: Carrithers

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Author: Carrithers
Format: Paperback, pocket
ISBN: 9780192854537 / 0192854534

Product Code: 12518

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In this valuable introduction, Mich'l Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give us 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. Well-paced and informative, this introduction will enlighten not only those who study Buddhism and comparative religion but anyone intrigued by the remarkable philosophy of one of the greatest religious thinkers.

Buddha, A Very Short Introduction Carrithers, Paperback, 4.5" x 7". 120 pages, $11.95

Michael Carrithers, Professor of Anthropology, University of Durham

1. Introduction

2. Early life and renunciation

3. To the awakening

4. The awakening

5. The mission and the death

Further reading

Index

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