What the Buddha Taught
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rāhula is a revised edition published by Grove Press in 1974, featuring 151 pages in English. This book provides a comprehensive and clear account of the Buddha’s teachings, making it a valuable resource for readers interested in understanding Buddhism. It serves as an introduction to the complexities of the subject, designed for both newcomers and those seeking a deeper grasp of Buddhist principles.
Readers will find a selection of illustrative texts from original Pali sources, including the Suttas and the Dhammapada, which are specially translated by the author. The book also includes sixteen illustrations, a bibliography, a glossary, and an index, enhancing its educational value. With its focus on history and religion, What the Buddha Taught aims to present Buddhism in a modern context, making it accessible to educated and intelligent readers.
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This comprehensive, compact, lucid, and faithful account of the Buddha’s teachings persistently enjoys great popularity in colleges, universities, and theological schools both here and abroad. “An exposition of Buddhism conceived in a resolutely modern spirit.”–from the Foreword.
“For years,” says the Journal of the Buddhist Society, “the newcomer to Buddhism has lacked a simple and reliable introduction to the complexities of the subject. Dr. Rahula’s What the Buddha Taught fills the need as only could be done by one having a firm grasp of the vast material to be sifted. It is a model of what a book should be that is addressed first of all to ‘the educated and intelligent reader.’ Authoritative and clear, logical and sober, this study is as comprehensive as it is masterly.”
A classic introductory book to Buddhism, What the Buddha Taught, contains a selection of illustrative texts from the original Pali texts, including the Suttas and the Dhammapada (specially translated by the author), sixteen illustrations, and a bibliography, glossary, and index.
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