Buddhism
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Buddhism
（What everyone needs to know）
Oxford University Press, c2020
- : hardback
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Buddhism is one of the oldest and largest of the world's religions. But it is also a tradition that has proven to have enormous contemporary relevance. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who came to be called the Buddha, the religion has spread from its origins in northeast India, across Asia, and eventually to the West, taking on new forms at each step of the way. Buddhism: What Everyone Needs to Know offers readers a brief, authoritative guide to one of the
world's most diverse religious traditions in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format. Dale Wright covers the origins and early history of Buddhism, the diversity of types of Buddhism throughout history, and the status of contemporary Buddhism. This is a go-to book for anyone seeking a basic understanding
of the origins, history, teachings, and practices of Buddhism.
Table of Contents
Foreward
1. Origins and Early History
2. Buddhist Diversity
3. Buddhist Teachings
4. Buddhist Practices
5. Contemporary Global Buddhism
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"