''What the Buddha Taught'', by Theravadin Walpola Rahula, is a widely used introductory book on Buddhism. Using quotes from the sutras, Rahula gives his personal interpretation of what he regards to be Buddhism's essential teachings, including the

Four Noble Truths In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths (Sanskrit: ; pi, cattāri ariyasaccāni; "The four Arya satyas") are "the truths of the Noble Ones", the truths or realities for the "spiritually worthy ones". Four Noble Truths: BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Encycl ...

, the Buddhist mind, the Noble Eightfold Path, meditation and mental development, and the world today.What the Buddha Taught
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Background and reception

Rahula's book is an example of "Protestant Buddhism," the Sinhalese version of Buddhist modernism. Due to its rational presentation of Buddhism, which suited western expectations, ''What the Buddha Taught'' is a widely read and highly influential introduction to Buddhist thought.

Publication data

* Rahula, Walpola ''What The Buddha Taught'', Oneworld Publications: Oxford, (1959) (revised 1974).

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