TY - BOOK AU - Eckel, Malcolm David TI - Understanding Buddhism : origins, beliefs, practices, holy texts, sacred places SN - 9781907486142 (pbk.) : U1 - 294 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Watkins KW - Buddhism KW - Buddhism - Rituals KW - Buddhism - History KW - Religion N1 - Originally published: London: Duncan Baird, 2003. Includes bibliographical references and index; In recent times Buddhism has attracted thousands of followers in the Western world. Malcolm David Eckel traces the course of Buddhism from its origins and provides the reader with a unique distillation of its richly varied traditions ER -