This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.

This Very Short Introduction offers readers a superb overview of the teachings of the Buddha, as well as a succinct guide to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. What are the distinctive features of Buddhism? Who was the Buddha, and what are his teachings? Words such as "karma" and "nirvana" have entered our vocabulary, but what do they mean? Damien Keown provides a liv...(展开全部)

Manuel Puig's "dazzling and wholly original debut" (New York Times Book Review) is a startling anatomy of a small town in thrall to its own petty lusts, betrayals, scandals, thefts, and gossip--but most of all, to the movies. When it appeared in 1968, Manuel Puig’s debut—a portrait of the artist as a child in small-town Argentina—was hailed as revolutionary. Borrowing from the ...(展开全部)

🎆著者简介 曼努埃尔·普伊格（Manuel Puig，1932—1990） 阿根廷著名作家，1932年生于潘帕斯大草原上的比耶加斯将军镇。1956年，普伊格去罗马学习电影，之后教过西班牙语、意大利语，洗过盘子，在法国航空做过小职员。1990年逝世于墨西哥。 普伊格有志于成为一名导演，或者电影编剧，但均以失败告终，于是逐渐转向文学创作。《丽塔·海华丝的背叛》他的初试啼声之作，1968年首次出版。普伊格借用浪漫小说和电影杂志的语言，辅以现代主义的技巧及电影蒙太奇手法，创造了一种汪洋恣肆的酷儿美学。本书也是作者的半自传作品，同本书的主人公一样，他从小便喜欢泡在电影院，尤爱20世纪30年代至40年代的好莱坞电影。他的其他代表作有《蜘蛛女之吻》《布宜诺斯艾利斯事件》等。 🎆译者简介 吴彩娟，西班牙纳瓦拉大学人文学院硕士，巴塞罗那自治大学翻译理论博士。

Studies Buddhism of India on the basis of the comparison of all the available original sources in various languages. It uses primarily the established methods of textual criticism. A classic.

Buddhist origins and discussion of the Buddha's teachings are amongst the most controversial and contested areas in the field. This bold and authoritative book tackles head-on some of the key questions regarding early Buddhism and its primary canon of precepts. Noting that the earliest texts in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese belong to different Buddhist schools, Roderick S. Bucknel...(展开全部)

Buddhist origins and discussion of the Buddha's teachings are amongst the most controversial and contested areas in the field. This bold and authoritative book tackles head-on some of the key questions regarding early Buddhism and its primary canon of precepts. Noting that the earliest texts in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese belong to different Buddhist schools, Roderick S. Bucknel...(展开全部)

吴芳思（弗朗西丝 ? 伍德）曾在剑桥大学、北京大学以及伦敦大学学习过中文，并且作为大英图书馆中文典藏部主任直至2013年。她出版了众多关于中国的书籍，包括《蓝牌中国指南》《马可波罗到过中国吗？》《丝绸之路：亚洲中心的二千年》《紫禁城》《口岸往事：海外侨民在中国的迷梦与生活》和《禁止野餐：一战期间乱象中国的外交》。 克里斯托弗 ? 阿南德尔转入金融、咨询行业之前，在英、美都教授过古典文学。退休之后，他投入了编、写书籍的工作，作品包括讲述美国奥因银行（Orion Bank）和联合财团的《带上你的合作伙伴》（直译）、《国际化思维，本地化消费》，以及两本中英双语配图的谚语集，包括《空中楼阁》（和吴芳思合作撰写）。他还主编了《克劳福德勋爵的一战日记》（笔与剑出版社于 2014年出版）。