The Buddha : a very short introduction / Michael Carrithers.

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Carrithers, Michael

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TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 1.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780191540486
019154048X
9780191606649
0191606642

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Buddha.DDC classification:

294.3/63 22

LOC classification:

BQ882 .C37 2001eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- Early life and renunciation -- To the awakening -- The awakening -- The mission and the death.

Review: "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."--Jacket

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Originally published in 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102) and index.

Introduction -- Early life and renunciation -- To the awakening -- The awakening -- The mission and the death.

"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."--Jacket