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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792109303321

Autore

Carrithers Michael

Titolo

The Buddha : a very short introduction / / Michael Carrithers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001

c1996

ISBN

1-283-09769-9

0-19-154048-X

9786613097699

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Very short introduction ; ; 1

Disciplina

294.3/63

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Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in 1983.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early life and renunciation -- 3 To the awakening -- 4 The awakening -- 5 The mission and the death -- Note on quotations -- Further reading -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book guides the reader through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give about the life and teaching of the Buddha.