BUDDHA the British Museum, Hardcover
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Must Have Buddha Book! BUDDHA the British Museum, Hardcover, 96pgs, 45 color photos, $19.95 postpaid media mail or $21.95 postpaid first class mail.
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An excellent hardcovered primer that details Buddhas history, life, afterlife, and teachings; Buddhism’ basic philosophy, how to read the Buddha image, Cosmic Buddhas, and much more. Ninety six pages including forty five superb and selected four color Buddha images from the museum’s renown collection, juxtaposed with atmospheric photographs taken at international Buddhist sites. Simple, concise, well illustrated, a must have for the Buddhist enthusiast or Buddha art collector, 6″x7.5″ ISBN 1588860302.
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