Buddha : A Very Short Introduction.
Title:
Buddha : A Very Short Introduction.
Author:
Carrithers, Michael.
ISBN:
9780191540486
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (129 pages)
Series:
Very Short Introductions
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early life and renunciation -- 3 To the awakening -- 4 The awakening -- 5 The mission and the death -- Note on quotations -- Further reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
Michael Carrithers 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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