Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion

by Alan Watts

Overview

The widespread influence of Buddhism is due in part to the skill with which a way of liberation was refined by it's teachers and became accessible to people of diverse cultures.

In this dynamic series of lectures, Alan Watts takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India to the explosion of interest in Zen and the Tibetan tradition in the West. Watts traces the Indian beginnings of Buddhism, delineates differences between Buddhism and other religions, looks at the radical methods of the Mahayan Buddhist, and reviews the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781462901678
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	10/15/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	472,754
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Alan Watts was born in England in 1915. He was an Episcopalian priest who became the spokesperson for Eastern religions during the late 1950s and tumultuous 60s. His first book, The Spirit of Zen, however, was written in the 30s when Watts was just 20 years old. He went on to write more than twenty other books. He died in 1973.

Editorial Reviews

"It's easy to see why…his influence remains strong, not only in the Buddhist sanghas mushrooming across America but throughout popular culture…" —The New York Times

"Although Watts' famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form." —Publishers Weekly

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