Buddhism: A Concise Introduction

A concise and up-to-date guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhism by two luminaries in the field of world religions.

Author: Huston Smith, Philip Novak
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 12/14/2004
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780060730673

About the Author
Smith, Huston: -

Huston Smith is internationally known and revered as the premier teacher of world religions. He is the focus of a five-part PBS television series with Bill Moyers and has taught at Washington University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, and the University of California at Berkeley. The recipient of twelve honorary degrees, Smith's fifteen books include his bestselling The World's Religions, Why Religion Matters, and his autobiography, Tales of Wonder.

Novak, Philip: -

Philip Novak is the Santo Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Dominican University in San Rafael, California, where he has taught for over twenty years, and the author of The World's Wisdom, a widely used anthology of the sacred texts of the world's religions and the companion reader to Huston Smith's The World's Religions.