The Buddhist Handbook

by John Snelling

Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world today -and THE BUDDHIST HANDBOOK is the best introduction to the teachings of Buddhism, the main schools, the Buddhist world-view, leading Buddhist teachers, Buddhist festivals and meditation. 'There is a great need to come to terms with Buddhism AS A WHOLE. John Snelling's book is an admirable attempt to do just that. ' GOLDEN DRUM 'A clear, up-to-date survey. ' CATHOLIC HERALD

Genres: Buddhism, Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Jerry Wall]

Subtitled a complete guide and it is, covering the four fold path and many other lists of
favored activities and practices of Buddhism.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only issues with this overview is that it has dated and is somewhat UK-centric. It's split up into the basics of the philosophy followed by an overview of Buddhism's historical spread to the present day. It has an interesting Who's Who section, too. A good basic starter to further reading.

[Jo Bennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this for checking on the basic tenets of Buddhism and it puts them across very well, succinctly and easy to understand

[Sam Russo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly readable overview of the major schools of Buddhism, their practices and history, and the state of Buddhism in the West at the time of the book's publication. (I'll admit to having skipped a chapter on Buddhism and Psychotherapy).