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The Buddha : a very short introduction

Author: Michael Carrithers
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"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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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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"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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