{"product_id":"end-to-suffering-the-buddha-in-the-world","title":"End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEnd to Suffering: The Buddha in the World\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePankaj Mishra\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780312425098\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e422\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn End to Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e is a search to understand the Buddha's relevance in a world where class oppression and religious violence are rife, and where poverty and terrorism cast a long, constant shadow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePankaj Mishra describes his restless journeys into India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, among Islamists and the emerging Hindu middle class, exploring the myths and places of the Buddha's life. He discusses Western explorers' \"discovery\" of Buddhism in the nineteenth century. He also considers the impact of Buddhist ideas on such modern politicians as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he reflects on his travels and on his own past, Mishra ultimately reaches an enlightenment of his own by discovering the living meaning of the Buddha's teaching, in this \"unusually discerning, beautifully written, and deeply affecting reflection on Buddhism\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World | Pankaj Mishra | Paperback | 9780312425098 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks H 1770029","offer_id":50751462965506,"sku":"1770029","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71vpYHyb7PL.jpg?v=1791979939","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/end-to-suffering-the-buddha-in-the-world","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}