An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - a writer on and practitioner of Buddhism - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism during its 2;500 years of history and describes its varied developments in India; Buddhism’s homeland; as well as its spread across Asia; from Mongolia to Sri Lanka and from Japan to the Middle East. A fascinating insight into the historical progress of one of the world’s great religions."..an excellent synopsis of current scholarship..."—Alan Sponberg; Professor of Asian Philosophy and Religion; University of Montana
#2584526 in Books SQUADRON/SIGNAL 1983Ingredients: Example IngredientsPDF # 1 #File Name: 089747142396 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy matthew bartlettVery happy with item !!!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Soldat !Excellent book ! great price !10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Very prolific!By Mónica MeretrizThis book; old as it is (1983); has a wealth of visual info about its topic. The 56 color illustrations are beautiful (if one can call intruments of death "beautiful") and well captioned. It has photos and drawings of very colorful Soviet schemes that I have never seen before; even in the few Russian and Polish-published books that I own. Particularly; one of a winter SU-122 with pretty green branches painted; a tiny red star on each side and the gun; and a huge red circle on top. There is also a drawing of a 1945 German Hetzer painted in the pre-war Czech colors from the Czech factory stocks. Many; many rare specimens; indeed.Included are images of captured vehicles: a German and a Finnish T-34; Polish Home Army Panther; etc. Also diverse camouflage schemes even for the lesser Axis and Allied belligerents; like Hungary and Finland.Very little appears on Italy; as it used almost no armor in the east.Tactical symbols and patriotic slogans are well explored and documented through photos and text; and a chart in included with the symbols for:50 German Panzer Divisions13 German SS Panzer Divisions46 German StuG units18 German Panzergrenadier Divisions11 German Schwere Panzer Abteilungen65 Soviet unit insignias27 Czechoslovak; Finnish; Romanian; Bulgarian; Slovak; and Hungarian insigniasAll photos and illustrations are large; and of good tonal depth. And the text is well-written; even if some of its "unknowns" are now; after 24 years; already known from further (Western) research following the dismemberment of the USSR. A gem. Get it.
