The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha: Early Discourses, the Dhammapada and Later Basic Writings

Burtt, E. A. [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0451200772 / ISBN 13: 9780451200778

Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group, 2000

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0451200772-4-34929148

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha: Early Discourses, the Dhammapada and Later Basic Writings
• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0451200772
• ISBN-13: 9780451200778
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Fair
• Gewicht: 8 Unzen

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Inhaltsangabe

With its origins in ancient India, Buddhism is a system of thought that has enriched the religious lives of billions--and in more recent times, swept through the Western world as well. Now anyone who wants to learn more about Buddhism can go directly to the source, with this collection of original documents--edited, with commentary, by a Cornell University professor of philosophy.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

E. A. Burtt (1892–1989) was an American philosopher and educator. He was the Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University and is the author of several books on the philosophy of religion, including Types of Religious Philosophy and The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha.