The Essential Guide to Buddhism

＂The book covers topics that all students will need to learn about Buddhism, including its rituals and its scriptures, meditation and monasticism, and death and afterlife. The book also includes contemporary issues such as Buddhism and economics and socially engaged Buddhism. Over 70 illustrations are included throughout, and a glossary is provided of key terms and concepts. Each chapter provides suggested further reading＂--

Gwendolyn Gillson is Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at Illinois College, USA.