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Buddhism: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Wynne, Alexander

 
9781848853973: Buddhism: An Introduction

Synopsis

Buddhism is often characterised as one of the most complex and enigmatic of all the world's religions. This work shows that the story of Buddhism as a global system of belief begins with the life of the Buddha in northern India in the fifth century BCE.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alexander Wynne, a former student of Richard Gombrich, is currently Lecturer in Buddhist Studies at Mahidol University, Thailand, and a translator for the prestigious Clay Sanskrit Library. He is the author of two previous books: The Origin of Buddhist Meditation (2007), and The Book of Liberation I: A New Edition and Translation of the Moksa Section of the Mahabharata's Santiparvan (forthcoming).

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