The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism

Gach, Gary

ISBN 10: 0028641701 / ISBN 13: 9780028641706

Published by Alpha, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism
• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028641701
• ISBN 13: 9780028641706
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

An introduction to the teachings, concepts, schools, and practices of Buddhism explains the creation of the Buddhist universe, life of the Buddha, and enlightenment as a path to freedom from suffering.

About the Author

Gary Gach has been a student of Buddhism for 40 years. He is a consultant to the Buddhist Film Society and the Unified Buddhist Church and is co-translator of Ko Un, Korea's greatest living Zen poet. For two years Gach was Arts and Religion editor for AsianWeek, and prior to that was a contributing editor to the San Francisco Review of Books. His articles have appeared in Shambhala Sun, New Asia Review, Whole Earth Review, and other periodicals. He is the editor of What Book!? Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop, published in 1998 by Parallax Press.