Early Buddhist Society

Early Buddhist SocietyA richly scholarly yet accessible and imaginative account of society in the time of the Buddha. What might daily life have been like in India in the time of the Buddha? Who were some of the rulers, monks, philosophers, devotees, and doctors with whom the Buddha would have interacted and had discussions? What was involved in spreading the message of Buddhism and setting up the Buddhist sangha (order)? What were the schisms and factions, and what was

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