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This clear and informative guide draws on the words spoken by the Buddha to convey the true nature of Buddhist wisdom. It also features an illustrative section of texts from the Suttas and the Dhammapada, a glossary of Buddhist terms and an up-to-date bibliography.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
The Buddha

1 The Buddhist Attitude of Mind

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
2 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha
3 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: ‘The Arising of Dukkha’
4 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha: ‘The Cessation of Dukkha’
5 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga: ‘The Path’
6 The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta
7 ‘Meditation’ or Mental Culture: Bhavana
8 What the Buddha Taught and the World Today

SELECTED TEXTS

Abbreviations
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index

What the Buddha Taught

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    A Paperback by Walpola Rahula, Paul Demieville

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      Publisher Oneworld Academic
      Published 25 September 1997
      ISBN-13 9781851681426
      978-1851681426
      ISBN-10 1851681426
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      Religion Buddhism

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This clear and informative guide draws on the words spoken by the Buddha to convey the true nature of Buddhist wisdom. It also features an illustrative section of texts from the Suttas and the Dhammapada, a glossary of Buddhist terms and an up-to-date bibliography.

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Foreword
      Preface
      The Buddha

      1 The Buddhist Attitude of Mind

      THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
      2 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha
      3 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: ‘The Arising of Dukkha’
      4 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha: ‘The Cessation of Dukkha’
      5 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga: ‘The Path’
      6 The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta
      7 ‘Meditation’ or Mental Culture: Bhavana
      8 What the Buddha Taught and the World Today

      SELECTED TEXTS

      Abbreviations
      Selected Bibliography
      Glossary
      Index

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