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Introduction  \nFrom its origins in India over two thousand  \nyears ago,Buddhism has spread through-out Asia and is now exerting an increasinginfluence on Western culfure.In clear andstraightforward language,and with thehelp of maps,diagrams and tlustrations,this book explains how Buddhism begapand howt evolved into its present-day三for The kclral teachings and practicesare set out clearly,and key topics such askarma and rebirth,meditation,ethics,andBuddhism in the West,receive detailedcoverage in separate chapters.The dis-tinguishing features of the main schools-such as Tibetan and Zen Buddbism-areclearly explained.The book will be ofinterest to anyone seeking a sounc basicunderstanding of Buddhism.  \n()1  \n43  \n199  \n# Buddhism:A Very Short Introduction\n\nan excellent and highly readable account of a complex and multifarioussubject.Even if you were to read nothing else.you would probably comeaway with a fair idea of what Buddhism is all about.'Looi Siew Tip.New Straits Times  \n,  \n\n| VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS are for anyone wanting a stimulating and  \u003Cbr>accessible way in to a new subject.They are written by experts,and have been  \u003Cbr>published in 13 languages worldwide.   |\n| --- |\n\nVery Short Introductions available from Oxford Paperbacks:  \nMUSIC Nicholas CookPOLITICS Kenneth MinoguePSYCHOLOGY Gillian Butler andFreda McManus  \nARCHAEOLOGY Paul BahnTHE BIBLE John RichesBUDDHISM Damien KeownCLASSICS Mary Beard andJohn Henderson  \nSOCIAL AND CULTURALANTHROPOLOGY  \nHINDUISM Kim KnottHISTORY John ArnoldISLAM Malise RuthvenJUDAISM Norman SolomonTHE KORAN Michael CookLITERARY THEORYJonathan Culler  \nJohn Monaghan and Peter JustSOCIOLOGY Steve BruceTHEOLOGY David F.Ford  \nForthcoming Very Short Introductions:  \nTHE FIRST WORLD WARMichael Howard  \nANCIENT PHILOSOPHY  \nJulia Annas  \nFREE WILL Thomas PinkINDIAN PHILOSOPHY  \nANIMAL RIGHTS David DeGraziaART THEORY Cynthia FreelandBIOETHICS Helga KuhseCHAOS Leonard SmithCONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY·Simon Critchley心  \nSue Hamilton  \n7NTELLIGENCE lan DearyLOGIC Graham Priest  \nECONOMICS·Partha DasguptaEMOTIONDylan EvansETHICS Simon BlackburnTHE EUROPEAN UNION  \nJohn Pinder  \nMATHEMATICS Timothy GowersOPERA Roger Parker  \nPHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONJack Copeland and Diane Proudfoot  \nDamien Keown  \n# BUDDHISM\n\nA Very Short Introduction  \nOXFORD  \nUNIVERSITY PRESS  \nGreat Clarendon Street,Oxford ox26DP  \nOxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research.scholarship.and education by publishing worldwide in  \nOxford New York  \nAthens Auckland Bangkok Bogotá Buenos Aires CalcuttaCape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong IstanbulKarachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City MumbaiNairobi Paris Sao Paulo Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsawwith associated companies in Berlin lbadan  \nOxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Pressin the UK and in certain other countries  \nPublished in the United Statesby Oxford Unversity Press Inc..New York  \n◎Damien Keown 1996  \nThe moral rights of the author have been assertedDatabase right Oxford University Press(maker)  \nFirst published as an Oxford University Press paperback 1996Reissued 2000  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced.stored in a retrieval system.or transmitted.in any form or by any means.without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Pressor as expressly permitted by law.or under terms agreed with the appropriatereprographics rights organizations.Enquiries concerning reproductionoutside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department.Oxford University Press.at the address above  \nYou must not circulate this book in any other binding or coverand you must impose this same condition on any acquirer  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataData available  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication 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