01434nam a22002417a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000070007304100080008008200200008810000180010824500270012625000060015326000480015930000290020736500130023652008440024965000350109365000130112865000130114165000180115470000200117220230717091109.0230715b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9679920291  cAL  aeng  223a294.3bDHAW  aK Dhammananda  aWhat Buddhists Believe  a5  aTaiwanbBuddha Educational Foundationc1993  axiii,332p.bPBc21x15cm.  2Religion  aThis book, written by Venerable Dhammananda mainly from the Theravada perspective, is a good introduction to Buddhism. It explains basic principles of Buddhism in detail and is suitable for helping beginners obtain a general view on the religion. There are various Buddhist denominations, which can be categorized into three Theravada, Mahayana and Vajirayana. Although they share the same origin, the teachings of Lord Buddha, each has charac- teristics of its own. I sincerely hope that readers of this book will make a positive effort to also learn the teachings of different denominations , return to the fundamental teachings of Lord Buddha, the origin of all the denominations, and then proceed hand in hand toward Nirvana, that perfect and everlasting peace for all people and the final common goal for every Buddhist denomination.'  aLife and Message of the Buddha  aReligion  aBuddhism  aBuddhist Life  aDHAMMANANDA (K)