The Buddha and Buddhist Thought: A Comparative Introduction by Biswanath Banerjee and Sukomal Chaudhuri – Hardcover

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The Buddha was Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, an ancient Indian religion and philosophy based on his teachings about achieving liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth. Living in the 6th or 5th century BCE, he became known as the “Awakened One” after attaining enlightenment. Buddhism spread from India to many parts of Asia and eventually the West, and is now one of the world’s largest religions, comprising various traditions like Theravada and Mahayana.

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