

Buddha for Beginners
Author: Stephen T. Asma
Narrator: John C. Winson
Unabridged: 1 hr 59 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Vibrance Press
Published: 08/01/2015
Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Buddhism, History
Author: Stephen T. Asma
Narrator: John C. Winson
Unabridged: 1 hr 59 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Vibrance Press
Published: 08/01/2015
Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Buddhism, History
Stephen T. Asma is a professor of philosophy and Founding Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science, and Culture at Columbia College, Chicago. He is the author of On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears and Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums.
I had a chance earlier this year to read Columbia College Chicago professor Stephen Asma's Why I Am a Buddhist, and ended up really enjoying it, a no-nonsense and secular-slanted guide to this philosophy/religion that humorously takes the piss out of hippie New Agers; so I've decided to read several......more
Received this book for free via a Goodreads Give Away - thank you! Though this is definitely a "beginners" book, it is by no means dumbed down in language, so I appreciate that a lot. A great lets-start-at-the-beginning, informative breakdown of the historical Buddha. Would recommend this book to any......more
Corta y divertida manera de conocer un poco mas esa cultura religiosa.......more
An excellent short and simple explanation of a complex religion. Focuses on the philosophy (or psychology depending on your viewpoint) of the Buddha himself; not on the mythological religion that has been wrapped around this person. A great beginning point for the study of Buddhism.......more
Not sure the title fits this book Not sure the title fits this book. It’s more a history of Buddhism. I found most of the art distracting although some were profound. Read more like a term paper. For me, there are better books to read for a beginner. I’d like to read more on practice and how to start......more