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Etat : New. pp. 250 1st Edition.

Etat : New. pp. 250.

Etat : New. pp. 250.

Hardbound. Etat : As New. New. The Golden Books series of Indian religions is specially planned and designed for the general educated reader in India and abroad who in the 21 century of the third millennium wants to know about them to contribute his lot to the fast growing globalisation of world cultures. It includes Vedic Upanishadic Buddhistic and Jain religions the mainstay of Indian culture which have made their mark in various ways in Asia and the west since olden times. In terror stricken modern times also they are trying to play their role in setting things right and devising a new eclectic way of life. Indian religious have lots of philosophy and hundreds of scriptures with commentaries and commentaries on commentaries which present a highly complicated picture especially in comparison to one book religion cultures. The golden books select the most important and the best of them translated into simple easy and understandable English by learned scholars and present them in capsule form for wider use and benefit. Buddhism is a much loved and respected religion in modern times as also the image of the great Buddha which emanates kindness harmony and peace. Its role in the ancient world limited to Asia at that time has been unusually remarkable. It spread by its own intrinsic values not by force of any kind and holds its lamp even in the present terror stricken times. Its scriptures are galore translated into Chinese Tibetan Thai etc. etc. This work presents the most significant of them selected from various sources and provides a bird's eye view of the original Buddhistic Hinayana and Mahayana traditions for the benefit of the intelligent conscientions readers. The literary quality of these scriptures adds its special flavour lacking in most similar writings.

pbk. Buddhism is a much-loved and respected religion of modern times which can play a significant role in overcoming terror Selected suttas including Ashvaghosa?s Life of Buddha translated from its Chinese version and Dhammapada the Gita of Buddhism 250 pp.