Publisher's Synopsis
Robert Thurman's Basic Buddhism is a collective series of 5 lectures he has given on Buddhism. In these lectures, Thurman patiently takes apart each jewel of Buddhism: the Buddha as the teacher of enlightenment, the Dharma as the teaching, or enlightenment itself, and the Sangha as the historical and current community of learners seeking to become Buddhas.
Topics Included:
Who Was Buddha?
Vadrayana
Buddhism and The Sangha
Mahyana
Dharma of Buddha
