Exploring Buddhism

by Christmas Humphreys

In this reissue, first published in 1974, Christmas Humphreys takes us on a personal journey through Buddhism, offering insights into the many different paths, doctrines and approaches to Buddhism. The essays range from history to doctrine, and from the rise of Buddhism in the West through to the finer points of its everyday practice.

194 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 1975

About the author

Travers Christmas Humphreys, QC was an English barrister who prosecuted several controversial cases in the 1940s and 1950s, and later became a judge at the Old Bailey. He also wrote a number of works on Mahayana Buddhism and in his day was the best-known British convert to Buddhism.

Reviews

[Yanacka Lukashevich · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst things my eyes have seen.

[Judy]

Although the author gets into his own doctrines and ideas, he does a good job of explaining the different sects and ideas of Buddhism and its spread into the West.