Walpola Rahula

About The Author

The Venerable Dr Walpola Sri Rahula was a Buddhist monk and scholar. He received a traditional training and education in his native Sri Lanka before studying at the University of Calcutta and the Sorbonne. He held a chair at Northwestern University, Illinois, and was the Vice-Chancellor of Vidyodaya University, Colombo. He is widely regarded as one of the most qualified and enlightened scholars of the Buddhist tradition, with a deep knowledge of the original texts.

Books by Walpola Rahula

What the Buddha Taught
By Walpola Rahula
Foreword by Paul Demieville
'By far the best introduction to Buddhism available.' R. F. Gombrich, Boden Professor of Sanskrit, University of Oxford

Long regarded as one of the best introductions to Buddhism, What the Buddha Taught draws on the actual words spoken by the Buddha to give a lucid and accur...
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