About this title: Going well beyond the masterful presentation of Buddhism in the bestselling The World's Religions, Huston Smith and his premier student Philip Novak offer an expert, contemporary, yet highly readable and incisive guide to the heart of this vibrantly diverse and rapidly growing tradition. Smith is universally regarded as the leading authority on the world's religious traditions, and Novak is an award-winning professor of world religions and a Buddhist practitioner immersed in the contemporary worlds of American and Asian Buddhism. Smith and Novak respectfully cover the essential teachings, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 12/14/2004
ISBN-13:9780060730673ISBN:0060730676
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 12/14/2004
ISBN-13:9780060730673ISBN:0060730676
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060730673ISBN:0060730676
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Date Published: 2004-12-01
ISBN-13:9780060730673ISBN:0060730676
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Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper, San Francisco
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060506964ISBN:0060506962
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. This book has a gray photo illustrated dj with black and gold lettering. Very clean, bright, unmarked, tight copy. This book begins with the life of Buddha and explroes the themes of Buddhism and its role in the world in all its variety. 242 pages, including index; approx. 5"x8". read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060506964ISBN:0060506962
Description: Near Fine in hardcover in Fine dustjacket. 22 by 15 cm. 242 pages. Stated first edition. Black remainder mark along bottom page edges. Pictorial dustjacket. Contains index, notes and suggestions for futher reading. Bright, clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN-13:9780060506964ISBN:0060506962
Description: Like New. First Edition, First Printing. New and in excellent condition (minor stains on page edges, otherwise in mint/pristine condition). Pages are clean and crisp with a tight spine. read more
"Clear and concise, and good at addressing the various strains, where they came from, how their differences developed, etc. The second half was more of a history of buddhism in Europe and the US, which wasn't as interesting to me personally, but it was well done."
""Concise" is the word - though Smith's first half of the book is much more useful than the second half on Buddhism in the US written by his co-author."
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