Donald W. Mitchell
Introducing the Buddhist Experience (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
R. H. Robinson, W. L. Johnson, and Thanissaro Bhikkhu,
Buddhist Religions: A Historical Introduction (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co. Inc., 2003).
A lavishly illustrated introduction with chapters contributed by a range of specialists on the various Buddhist cultures is:
Heinz Bechert and Richard Gombrich (eds.),
The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture (London: Thames and Hudson, 1984).
A very good short introduction to the Buddha’s life and social context may be found in:
M. Carrithers,
The Buddha: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).
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