Saturday, January 27, 2007

Book: Buddha

by Karen Armstrong (2001).

A terrific entry in the Penguin Lives series. Armstrong takes a man and spiritual leader whom we know little about, and uses this precious little information as a foundation to both explain his basic teachings and their place within historical context. I learned more about Buddhism from this book than from any other I've read.

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Speaking of Faith has a great interview with Karen Armstrong, plus web extras.

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