What the Buddha taught

Author(s)

• Rāhula, Walpola
• Demiéville, Paul

Bibliographic Information

What the Buddha taught

Walpola Rahula ; with a foreword by Paul Demiéville

（Oneworld classics in religious studies）

Oneworld, 1997, c1959

Note

Description based on reprint, 2010

Created due to have series title

Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-141) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This clear and informative guide draws on the words spoken by the Buddha to convey the true nature of Buddhist wisdom. It also features an illustrative section of texts from the Suttas and the Dhammapada, a glossary of Buddhist terms and an up-to-date bibliography.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Preface The Buddha 1 The Buddhist Attitude of Mind THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS 2 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha 3 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: 'The Arising of Dukkha' 4 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha: 'The Cessation of Dukkha' 5 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga: 'The Path' 6 The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta 7 'Meditation' or Mental Culture: Bhavana 8 What the Buddha Taught and the World Today SELECTED TEXTS Abbreviations Selected Bibliography Glossary Index

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Details

• NCID: BB11864090
• ISBN:
  • 9781851681426
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 151 p., xvi p. of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 294.34
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Buddhism -- Doctrines
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA85432608