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An End to Suffering : The Buddha in the World: Now with a New Introduction by Pico Iyer
Overview
Is the Buddha still relevant today and, if so, in what way? Pankaj Mishra tries to answer this question as he travels through poverty-ridden South Asia to gilded Europe and America. Along the way he discovers how Buddhist thought has flowered even in a materialistic world, and reveals the parallels between the age of the Buddha and the contemporary world. A rich, challenging and deeply contemplative work, An End to Suffering is regarded as many to be Mishra's masterpiece.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780143421269
- ISBN-10: 0143421263
- Publisher: India Penguin
- Publish Date: April 2025
- Dimensions: 7.95 x 5.04 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
- Page Count: 440
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