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Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

The Foundations of Buddhism

by Rupert Gethin

A clear and authoritative survey of the shared foundations of Buddhist thought and practice, from the Buddha and the Sangha to the path, the Abhidharma, cosmology and the Mahayana. Gethin draws closely on the Pali and Sanskrit sources while explaining them for general readers.

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