| Contents |
Prologue -- 1. Stories of the Buddha -- 2. The Quest for Enlightenment -- 3. The Buddha, the Greeks, and the Naked Philosophers -- 4. Mongols, Missionaries, and the Chief of the Idols -- 5. Saint Josaphat, the Buddha of Christendom -- 6. Imagining the Buddha -- 7. The Quest for the Historical Buddha -- 8. A Buddha for the West -- Epilogue: 'Naturalised Buddhism' -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
"Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about the Buddha's life with an account of how he and the philosophy inspired by him went 'global'. It shows how the enchanted mythological figure of Buddhism became the disenchanted historical Buddha of the West"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Almond, Philip C. Buddha. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781009346788 |
| LCCN | 2023024331 |
| ISBN | 9781009346795 |
| ISBN | 1009346792 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781009346801 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1009346806 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
