Buddhism

Buddhism

PublisherPenguin Books
ImprintPelican Books
Publisher SeriesPelican Original Books
Copyright HolderChristmas Humphreys
Set and Printed byCox & Wyman Ltd
Bound byCox & Wyman Ltd
About/SubjectBuddhism
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationGreat Britain
Copyright1951
Reprinted1951, 1954
Revised Edition1955
Reprinted1958
This Edition Published1962
Reprinted1981
Pages / Font256 pages / Monotype Times
ISBN9 14 012.0228 5
Edition No.Third Edition
PriceU.K. £2.25 / Australia $4.95 / Canada $4.95
ChaptersContents Introduction 1. The Life of the Buddha 2. The Ministry 3. The Rise of the Two Schools 4. The Spread of Buddhism 5. Theravada Buddhism I: The Three Signs of Being 6. Theravada Buddhism II: The Four Noble Truths 7. Theravada Buddhism III: Karma and Rebirth 8. Theravada Buddhism IV: The Noble Eightfold Path 9. Theravada Buddhism V: The Four Paths and the Goal 10. The Sangha 11. Some Mahayana Principles 12. The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Pure Land Schools 13. Schools of the Mahayana 14. Zen Buddhism 15. Tibetan Buddhism 16. The Fruits of Buddhism 17. Buddhism To-day Appendix I. The Buddhist Scriptures Appendix II. Pansil Glossary General Bibliosgraphy Index
NotesFirst published 1951 Reprinted 1952, 1954 Second Edition 1955 Reprinted 1958 Third Edition 1962 Reprinted 1964, 1967 (twice), 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981 Copyright © Christmas Humphreys, 1951 Set, printed and bound in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading The cover shows a seventh-century bronze statue of Bodhisattva meditating on a draped throne, in a private collection (Bisonte)
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