Eastern Philosophy · India
The Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama's path from prince to the 'Awakened One': the Four Sights, the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path, impermanence and non-self, the spread of Buddhism, and the modern mindfulness movement.
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Key idea
Prereqs: The Upanishads & Vedanta (helpful). Next: Nagarjuna & emptiness; Zen Buddhism. Sources: Pali Canon (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta); Walpola Rahula, *What the Buddha Taught*; Rupert Gethin, *The Foundations of Buddhism*.Next: 1. Life