Download or read book What the Buddha Taught written by Walpola Rahula and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Buddha's teaching in the contemporary world. The text also features a selection of texts from original Buddhist literature.