An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World

An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World - Paperback

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An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World - Paperback

An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World - Paperback

by Pankaj Mishra
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by Pankaj Mishra (Author)

An End to Suffering is a search to understand the Buddha's relevance in a world where class oppression and religious violence are rife, and where poverty and terrorism cast a long, constant shadow.

Pankaj Mishra describes his restless journeys into India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, among Islamists and the emerging Hindu middle class, exploring the myths and places of the Buddha's life. He discusses Western explorers' "discovery" of Buddhism in the nineteenth century. He also considers the impact of Buddhist ideas on such modern politicians as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

As he reflects on his travels and on his own past, Mishra ultimately reaches an enlightenment of his own by discovering the living meaning of the Buddha's teaching, in this "unusually discerning, beautifully written, and deeply affecting reflection on Buddhism" (Booklist).

Author Biography

Pankaj Mishra was born in North India in 1969 and now lives in London and India. He is the author of The Romantics, winner of the Los Angeles Times's Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, Granta, and the Times Literary Supplement.

Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: October 01, 2005
ISBN9780312425098
Author Pankaj Mishra
PublisherPicador USA
GenreBiography and Religion & spirituality
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages432
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Pankaj Mishra was born in India in 1969 and lives in London and Mashobra, India. The author of An End to Suffering (FSG, 2004) and Temptations of the West (FSG, 2006), as well as a novel, The Romantics, he writes for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Book Review, and The Guardian.

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