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| Named Person: | Gautama Buddha.; Buddha. |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Carrithers |
| ISBN: | 0192854534 9780192854537 |
| OCLC Number: | 45008515 |
| Notes: | Originally published in 1983. |
| Target Audience: | Lexile: 1310. |
| Description: | 108 p. ; ill., map ; 18 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Early life and renunciation -- To the awakening -- The awakening -- The mission and the death. |
| Responsibility: | Michael Carrithers. |
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Abstract:
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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