The Buddha taught the dharma to help us escape the suffering caused by existence and to prevent us from degrading human dignity and descending into the lower realms.The dharma introduced by the Buddha holds and supports us.The Buddha taught that what humans needs for their happiness is not religion or a mass of theories but understanding of the cosmic nature of the universe and its complete operation according to the laws of cause and effect.The eight-folded path introduced by the Buddha is a planned course of inward culture and progress.


Buddhism Religion and Culture, Lama Gangchen, 2017, Hardcover, Jnanada Prakashan, 304 Pages, $25.00

Preface
1. Buddhism as a religion
2. Religious Culture
3. Buddhist Ethics and Morality
4. Teaching of Buddhism
5. Buddhist Civilization
6. Basic thought of the Buddha
7. Discovery of the Buddhist Heritage
8. Development of Early Indian Buddhism
9. Buddhism and modernity
Bibliography
Index