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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