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This 4 page paper reviews Conze 's Buddhist Scriptures and Rahula's What the Buddha Taught are each reviewed. The works are compared and contrasted. Various concepts are discussed, inclusive of the relevance of the soul. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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born in 563 B.B.C. and died in 483 B.C (Hunt, 1978). The philosophy of Buddhism is based on concepts conceived by the man Buddha himself. These concepts revolve around his
understanding of the world and the way things work. Of course, today, Buddhism is incorporated into many philosophies, and its concepts are used in mainstream thought and speech. Even westerners
have become accustomed to living Buddhist doctrine at least to an extent because the concepts are so simple and easily applied to daily life. They have been incorporated with New
Ageism and introduced in books on buddhism. One such comprehensive book that is geared for beginners is called What the Buddha Taught. Walpola Rahula in What the Buddha Taught
provides a general overview of Buddhist teachings. The Middle Way and karma are terms which are utilized and the book to an extent takes on some complicated issues. In
terms of whether or not the author responds to a philosophical problem, there are many controversies addressed in the context of the work, such as whether or not there is
a soul. The author explains: "according to Buddhist philosophy there is no permanent, unchanging spirit which can be considered Self, or Soul, or Ego" (Rahula, 1986, p. 23). Conze
s (1959) Buddhist Scriptures is another book that is rather comprehensive as well. Conze is also selective in choosing what is included, but he makes choices from a variety of
buddhist sects. While Rahula does this to an extent, he melds the teachings together whereas Conze distinguishes various positions. Rahula (1986) also in many portions of the book tries to
address Western society. Here, it is explained that Buddhist concepts may be easily incorporated into daily life. Rahula (1986) provides an example: "The question of Free Will has occupied an
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