Book Summary
Michael Carrithers guides us through the diverse accounts of the life and teaching of the Buddha. He discusses the social and political background of India in the Buddha time, and traces the development of his thought. About Author : Michael Carrithers is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Druham and author of the Forest Monks of Sri Lanka and Why Humans have cultures. Contents : List of illustrations List of maps Preface Introduction Early life and renunication To the awakening The awakening The mission and the death Note on quotatios Index
Book Details
| Book Name | The Buddha : A Very Short Introduction |
| Author | Michael Carrithers |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (08/22/2005) |
| ISBN | 9780195671858 |
| Pages | 107 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 140 |
