The Buddhism Omnibus: Comprising Gautama Buddha, The Dhammapada, and The Philosophy of Religion

by Iqbal Singh, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Arvind Sharma

The three works brought together in this collection explore Buddhism as a rich source of literary legend, an austere ethical guide, and a contemporary philosophy very relevant in the modern world in view of the resurgence of interest in the Buddha and his philosophy. Matthew T. Kapstein in his Introduction provides a concise historical overview of Buddhism in India and the renewal of interest in the Buddha s teachings and also situates the works in their prope contexts.

Genres: Philosophy

840 pages, Hardcover

First published June 10, 2004

Reviews

[Kamakana · Rating 3 out of 5]

131114: this is three books of varying history, varying quality: it is as if Oxford press just decided to throw together of all their works connected to Buddhism- biography, sutras, philosophy. as book 1, the biography is the opposite of hagiography thus negative and as judged by contemporary thought, of that time, dates to the 1930s, perhaps written deliberately against extremes of Buddhist iconography, myths, fantasies, not updated or revised from its original form. as book 2, this is a translation of section of a central text of Buddhism, which you can find elsewhere. as book 3, is an involved, academic, discourse on whether Buddhism is religion or philosophy in western terms, with relevant quotations of several authorities, first to define religion, next to define the way, and this was most interesting. but then i am always already predisposed to philosophy...