num_pages: 226
description: Based on a series of Oxford lectures delivered by a well-known Buddhist scholar, this volume covers the entire range of Buddhist thought. It introduces Buddhism as both religion and philosophy, discusses its common ground with other faiths throughout the world, contrasts monastic and popular Buddhism, and defines old and new schools of thought.
language: English
title: Buddhism: Its Essence and Development
titlecomplete: Buddhism: Its Essence and Development
genres: History, Philosophy, Religion, Buddhism, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Zen
ratings_count: 127
publisher: South Asia Books