Sacred Texts: Buddhist Wisdom by Gerald Benedict

Sacred Texts: Buddhist Wisdom by Gerald Benedict

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Buddhism has spread over the ages by infiltrating other cultures and modifying their religions to its own purposes. This anthology of texts deals with various aspects of Buddhist thought and practice. It contains topics including: The Buddhist view of life; The Buddhist view of people; Suffering and its cause; and Suffering and its solution.

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Sacred Texts: Buddhist Wisdom by Gerald Benedict

Buddhism has spread over the ages by infiltrating other cultures and modifying their religions to its own purposes. This anthology of texts deals with various aspects of Buddhist thought and practice. It contains topics including: The Buddhist view of life; The Buddhist view of people; Suffering and its cause; and Suffering and its solution.
Gerald Benedict graduated in Divinity from the University of London, and has a postgraduate diploma from the School of Ecumenical Studies, University of Geneva, and a PhD from the Open University. His main academic interest is comparative religious philosophy, and after teaching religious studies and philosophy in colleges and universities in Britain, he moved to France. He is the author of the Watkins Dictionary of Religions and Secular Faiths, he has won awards for a novel, several short stories, and radio drama for the BBC World Service.
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ISBN 13 9781906787035
ISBN 10 1906787034
Title Sacred Texts: Buddhist Wisdom
Author Gerald Benedict
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Year published 2009-04-20
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.