Harris, President, UK Association for Buddhist Studies ‘Philip Almond's The British Discovery of Buddhism (1988) was a transformative book for those of us concerned with the structure of scholarly ...

Buddhism started in India over 2,500 years ago. Buddhists follow the teachings of a man called Siddhattha Gotama. He became known as the Buddha, which means 'enlightened'. Siddhattha Gotama was a ...

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or ...

Elizabeth J. Harris, President, UK Association for Buddhist Studies 'Philip Almond's The British Discovery of Buddhism (1988) was a transformative book for those of us concerned with the structure of ...