The Buddha : a very short introduction / Michael Carrithers.
Carrithers, Michael.
2001
BQ882 .C37 2001 (Mapit)
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Title The Buddha : a very short introduction / Michael Carrithers.
Author Carrithers, Michael.
ISBN 9780192854537 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0192854534 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Language English
Description 108 p. ; ill., map ; 18 cm.
Call Number BQ882 .C37 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 294.3/63
Summary "Michael Carrithers guides us through the diverse accounts of 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 relevance today."--BOOK JACKET.
Note Originally published in 1983.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Very short introductions ; 41.
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Introduction
Early life and renunciation
To the awakening
The awakening
The mission and the death.

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