TY - BOOK AU - Ross,Nancy Wilson TI - Buddhism, a way of life and thought SN - 9780394747545 AV - BQ4022.R825.B833 1981 PY - 1981/// CY - New York PB - Vintage Books KW - Buddhism N1 - Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1980; 1 (pages 193-197) and index; The Buddha's life story and basic teachings --; Introduction to general teaching and practice --; Three specific approaches to Buddhism: Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism; 2 N2 - "The lucid and graceful ease with which Nancy Wilson Ross reviews the history and elucidates the methods of the great schools of Buddhism is unmatched - as far as I know - in the literature of the subject. 'Buddhism: A Way of Life and Thought' will be for scholars as delightful a refreshment of their interest and learning as it will be an enlightening and fascinating introduction for readers only now discovering this first and greatest of the world religions." -- Cover page 4 ER -