Buddha
A Very Short Introduction

بودا سيذارتها گوتاما، شاهزاده اى كه از رنج خود و بشر به تنگ آمده بود، از زندگانی شاهانه ی خود گریخت و به تاركان دنيا پيوست، اما پس از پيمودن دو طريقت مراقبه و رياضت، به اين نتيجه رسيد كه اين راه ها هيچ يك به رستن از رنج نمى انجامد. پس فارغ از اين مسلك ها، زير درخت بودهى (انجير مقدّس) نشست و به تأمل ف......more

Doesn’t really go into the buddhist philosophy at all. More of a biographical and historical overview and a casual investigation of what might have prompted Buddha’s trajectory of thoughts/teachings. And since most of that hagiography is common knowledge, even for a western reader, this was not very......more

Short but packed full. In describing the life, he explains the teachings. Short, concise description of the life of Siddhartha Gautama and the teachings of the Buddha. One of my top 10 Buddhist books.......more