Sacred Texts: Buddhist Wisdom: The Path from Suffering to Enlightenment - Hardcover

Benedict, Gerald

 
9781906787035: Sacred Texts: Buddhist Wisdom: The Path from Suffering to Enlightenment

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Buddhism has spread over the ages by infiltrating other cultures and modifying their religions to its own purposes. This anthology of texts deals with various aspects of Buddhist thought and practice. It contains topics including: The Buddhist view of life; The Buddhist view of people; Suffering and its cause; and Suffering and its solution.

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Gerald Benedict holds a the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, University of London, un diplôme d'études supérieures of the University of Geneva, and a PhD in philosophy from the Open University and the University of London. 

His particular academic interest is comparative, Eastern-Western, philosophy. Before attending university he was commissioned in the Royal Marines and served in Sierra Leone with the Royal West African Frontier Force. After teaching in Colleges of Higher Education and in Universities in the UK, he has lived France since 1986.

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