Publication

1974 - Grove Press, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

37,750 words, Guess

Page Count

151 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • LCCBQ4132 .R3313 1974
  • LCCBQ4132.R3 1974
  • DDC294.3

Description

Clarifies the fundamental principles of Buddhist doctrine by explicating the original Pali text of the Tipitaka.

First Sentence

Among the founders of religions the Buddha (if we are permitted to call him the founder of a religion in the popular sense of the term) was the only teacher who did not claim to be other than a human being, pure and simple.

Excerpt

Among the founders of religions the Buddha (if we are permitted to call him the founder of a religion in the popular sense of the term) was the only teacher who did not claim to be other than a human being, pure and simple.

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  • What the Buddha taughtGrove Press1974-01-01
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