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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Buddhism / Christmas Humphreys
Christmas Humphreys's Buddhism is the first book I read on Buddhism (back in 1971). Re-reading it confirmed for me that it is a good introduction to Buddhism for anyone with little to no understanding of Buddhism.
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Alan Mattlage holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Illinois and an M.L.S. from the University of Maryland.
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