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Buddhism
BUDDHISM + CATHOLICISM + HINDUISM + ISLAM + JUDAISM + PROTESTANTISM (The World's Great Religions, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)
- GenresReligion
256 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1962
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February 26, 2020
This book is part of a series exploring the most widely practiced religions. I found it in my building's informal book swap when I lived in Brooklyn and have been carting it around for more than a decade. I have long been fascinated with the practice of Buddhism and finally committed myself to reading it. The book spends a lot of time tracking the spread of Buddhism across the continents and the centuries (skimmed it). This is not to be confused with a "primer" on Buddhism. It is a dense academic deep-dive with extensive quotes from religious texts and the evolution of the Buddha. The dry text was less than inspiring to push through and I put the book down a few chapters in. Another reader who has more historian leanings my find this exploration fascinating; I will gladly share with you my hardcover.
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