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What the Buddha Thought
Richard F. Gombrich
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Description for What the Buddha Thought
Paperback. Argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time. This work also argues that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognised. Series: Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
In "What the Buddha Thought", Richard Gombrich argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time. Intended to serve as an introduction to the Buddha's thought, and hence even to Buddhism itself, the book also has larger aims: it argues that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognised. It contains much new material. Interpreters both ancient and modern have taken little account of the historical context of the Buddha's teachings; but by ... Read more
In "What the Buddha Thought", Richard Gombrich argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time. Intended to serve as an introduction to the Buddha's thought, and hence even to Buddhism itself, the book also has larger aims: it argues that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit, and that his thought has a greater coherence than is usually recognised. It contains much new material. Interpreters both ancient and modern have taken little account of the historical context of the Buddha's teachings; but by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845536145
SKU
V9781845536145
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About Richard F. Gombrich
Richard Gombrich is founder and President of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, and Chairman of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Before his retirement in 2004, he held the Boden Chair of Sanskrit at Oxford University and a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College for 28 years. He is the author of 200 publications. He continues to lecture and teach ... Read more
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