| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Imprint | Pelican Books |
| Publisher Series | Pelican Original Books |
| Copyright Holder | Christmas Humphreys |
| Set and Printed by | Cox & Wyman Ltd |
| Bound by | Cox & Wyman Ltd |
| About/Subject | Buddhism |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Great Britain |
| Copyright | 1951 |
| Reprinted | 1951, 1954 |
| Revised Edition | 1955 |
| Reprinted | 1958 |
| This Edition Published | 1962 |
| Reprinted | 1981 |
| Pages / Font | 256 pages / Monotype Times |
| ISBN | 9 14 012.0228 5 |
| Edition No. | Third Edition |
| Price | U.K. £2.25 / Australia $4.95 / Canada $4.95 |
| Chapters | Contents
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 Contents
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
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| Notes | First 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) |