An End to Suffering by Pankaj Mishra
An End to Suffering is a search to understand the Buddha's relevance in a world where class oppression and religious violence are rife, and where poverty and terrorism cast a long, constant shadow.
Pankaj Mishra describes his restless journeys into India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, among Islamists and the emerging Hindu middle class, exploring the myths and places of the Buddha's life. He discusses Western explorers' discovery of Buddhism in the nineteenth century. He also considers the impact of Buddhist ideas on such modern politicians as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. As he reflects on his travels and on his own past, Mishra ultimately reaches an enlightenment of his own by discovering the living meaning of the Buddha's teaching, in this unusually discerning, beautifully written, and deeply affecting reflection on Buddhism (Booklist).Pankaj Mishra is the author of various books, including From the Ruins of Empire. He writes regularly for The Guardian, the London Review of Books, and The New Yorker, and is a writer for Bloomberg View and the New York Times Book Review. He lives in London and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780374148362 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374148368 |
| Title | An End to Suffering |
| Author | Pankaj Mishra |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Farrar Straus Giroux |
| Year published | 2004-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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