A CONCISE HISTORY OF BUDDHISM
From 500 BCE to 1900 CE
By Andrew Skilton
Read by Jinananda
8 hours 21 minutes
An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton – Senior Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies, Kings College, London – explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism, and its spread across the continents during its 2,500 years of history. He begins with a close look at Buddhism in India where it flourished until the 12th/13th century CD, charting the growth of different schools and practices. By the time it disappeared from its homeland, midway through the millennium, it had become established in Central Asia and the Far East in a variety of forms. Skilton looks at Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Burma and South East Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet and Mongolia; and also in countries where there are now only archeological remains, such as Iran. This is a fascinating and useful insight into the historical progress of one of the world’s great religions.
Andrew Skilton is Senior Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies, Kings College London. He has also translated (with Kate Crosby) The Bodhicaryāvatāra by Śāntideva, also recorded by Dharma Audiobooks.
Jinananda is a Buddhist teacher, writer and a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order.
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