The Buddha : a very short introduction / Michael Carrithers.
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)
0192854534 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
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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Table of Contents
Introduction
Early life and renunciation
To the awakening
The awakening
The mission and the death.
Early life and renunciation
To the awakening
The awakening
The mission and the death.