Librarian Note: An alternate cover edition for this ISBN (2008/white cover) exists in the database HERE . Buddhism continues to enjoy increasing interest in the West, both for its emphasis on reflection and meditation and as an object of scholarship. Drawing the words actually spoken by the Buddha, Rahula gives a full account of his fundamental teachings, from the Buddhist a Librarian Note: An alternate cover edition for this ISBN (2008/white cover) exists in the database HERE . Buddhism continues to enjoy increasing interest in the West, both for its emphasis on reflection and meditation and as an object of scholarship. Drawing the words actually spoken by the Buddha, Rahula gives a full account of his fundamental teachings, from the Buddhist attitude of mind and meditation to the Buddhas teaching in the contemporary world. The text also features a selection of texts from original Buddhist literature.