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Buddhism: A Beginner's Guide
- How to Find Inner Peace by Incorporating Buddhism into Your Life
- Narrated by: Allen Prohaska
- Length: 42 mins
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Publisher's Summary
How to Find Inner Peace by Incorporating Buddhism into Your Life!
There are many religions practiced by people today such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Taoism, and Hinduism, among others. There are people, however, who do not associate themselves with any religion and they are commonly referred to as atheists. Most religions are focused on a Supreme Being or deity.
In Buddhism however, the focus is not a god or deity but a way of life to find inner peace and avoid suffering brought about by worldly pleasures. Buddhism is indeed a way of life. This religion has many facets that appeal to humanity making it the fourth largest religion in the world. Before you can incorporate Buddhism into your life, it is important to know what it is, who founded it, where it began, and the principles behind it. What is Buddhism really?
Here Is a Preview of What You'll Learn...
- Getting to Know Buddhism for the First Time
- The Life of the Buddha
- The Rise of Buddhism
- Buddhism: Is it a Religion or a Philosophy?
- Basic Beliefs and Teachings of Buddhism
- The Way of Inquiry
- The Four Noble Truths
- The Eight-fold Path
- Kamma or Karma
- ....and Much, much more!
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- michael
- 07-01-16
A solid introduction to Buddhism.
This book provides a solid introduction to the basic principles of Buddhism. If you want a concise and well written introduction to learn about Buddhism for the sake of knowledge or to start your journey with Buddhism and need the "basics" to move forward from, this is a great place to start.
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- Ernest
- 03-29-15
Nice overview of Buddhism
A good quick place to start learning about Buddhism. Or a nice book if you just want a simple introduction to the topic.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-25-16
Good introduction but that's it
Only gives you an introduction of what Buddhism is about but you don't learn the techniques.