The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom from the Early Teachings

by Gil Fronsdal

Book Overview

This easy-to-understand translation of one of the earliest surviving Buddhist texts offers a pathway to awakening that is simple, straightforward, and free of religious doctrine

One of the earliest of all Buddhist texts, the Atthakavagga, or "Book of Eights," is a remarkable document, not only because it comes from the earliest strain of the literature--before the Buddha, as the title suggests, came to be thought of as a "Buddhist"--but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611803241
• ISBN13: 9781611803242
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"