Description: This accessible, well-written book - by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism - is mandatory reading on important doctrines and themes in early Buddhism for all serious students of Buddhism.
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'Few indeed have attempted a critical study of the philosophical and religious ideas proffered by early Buddhists. How Buddhism Began ... is an excellent small book that begins to fill this lamentable void in Buddhist studies ... highly recommended for both the expert and novice in the field of Buddhist studies.'- Philosophy East and West