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Buddhism : a very short introduction

"Since its origins in India over two thousand years ago, Buddhism has not only spread throughout Asia, but also around the world. In this new edition of the Very Short Introduction to Buddhism, Damien Keown looks at how the tradition began and how it evolved into its present-day form. Explaining its central teachings and practices as well as key topics such as karma and rebirth, meditation and ethics, Keown also includes updates related to the evolution of Buddhism within Asia and the West, the importance of material culture, and the ethics of war and peace."--Page 2 of cover
Print Book, English, 2013
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013
xx, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
9780199663835, 0199663831
812686123
Buddhism and elephants
The Buddha
Karma and rebirth
The Four Noble Truths
The Mahāyāna
The spread of Buddhism
Meditation
Ethics
Buddhism in the West
Previous edition: 1996