
A Concise History of Buddhism
Andrew Skilton(Author)
Windhorse Publications (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
263 pages
978-0-904766-92-9 (ISBN)
Description
The phenomenon known as "Buddhism" embraces an uninterrupted process of communication through which the Buddha's followers have been guided and inspired for 25 centuries. Communication is a living, evolving thing, and for all its continuity the Buddhist tradition presents the modern student - and practitioner - with a bewildering array of cultural, philosophical and practical forms. This work describes and correlates these diverse manifestations - in Buddhism's homeland of India, and in its spread across Asia, from Mongolia to Sri Lanka and from Japan to the Middle East. Drawing on recent historical and literary research, the author explains the basic concepts of Buddhism from all periods of its development, and places them in an historical framework.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
2M.
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-904766-92-9 (9780904766929)
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Andrew Skilton
Concise History of Buddhism
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06/2013
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Andrew Skilton
A Concise History of Buddhism
Book
12/1994
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