Bibliograph

Confession of a buddhist athiest, Stephen Batchelor

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Confession of a buddhist athiest, Stephen Batchelor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Confession of a buddhist athiest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

708263856

Responsibility statement

Stephen Batchelor

Summary

"A groundbreaking portrait of the historical Buddha - told from the author's unique perspective as a former Buddhist monk and modern seeker. Drawing from the original Pali Canon, the seminal collection fo Buddhist discourses compiled after the Buddha's death by his followers."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Monk. A Buddhist failure (I) ; On the road ; The seminarian ; Eel wriggling ; Being-in-the-world ; Great doubt -- Layman. A Buddhist failure (II) ; Siddhattha Gotama ; The North Road ; Against the stream ; Clearing the path ; Embrace suffering ; In Jeta's Grove ; An ironic atheist ; Vidudabha's revenge ; Gods and demons ; Tread the path with care ; A secular Buddhist -- Appendixes. The Pāli Canon ; Was Siddhattha Gotama at Taxilā? ; Turning the Wheel of Dhamma ; The Buddha's India : map

Target audience

adult

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