Book Summary
a fresh look at earliest Buddhist texts. Focuses on context, debates. Also attention to metaphor and allegory. a balanced evaluation, comparative with western approaches to themes and issues. Prof. Gombrich is Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford. rep.1997 ed.
Book Details
| Book Name | How Buddhism Began: The Conditioned Genesis Of The Early Teachings |
| Author | Richard F Gombrich |
| Publisher | Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd (2010) |
| ISBN | 9788121508124 |
| Pages | 190 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 400 |