Buddhism: A Modern Perspective

By Charles S. Editor: Prebish

Book Overview

An introduction to Buddhism of value both to the scholar and the reader with no prior knowledge of the subject, this book begins with a comprehensive survey of fundamentals and goes on to include topics previously untouched in introductory texts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271011858
• ISBN13: 9780271011851
• Release Date: July 1975
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction for beginning students of Buddhism

This is a very good introduction to the history, major schools, and philosophical doctrines of Buddhism. Particularly good on the Madhyamika school of Mahayana Buddhism. An extremely useful antidote for all of the "inspirational" books on Buddhism which line the shelves of bookstores, but leave the beginning student with a confused, anti-intellectual, and Pollyanna view of Buddhism, particularly among misguided adherents of American "anything goes" Zen. This will give the beginning student a solid grounding for his/her practice.