A Buddhist Catechism

O]ur little book... is addressed to those for whom material progress and augmented means of luxury do not constitute the goal of life... -from the Preface In simple question-and-answer format, this lovely little book explores the basics of Buddhist teachings. Specifically designed for Westerners, this 1920 publication anticipates objections and the need for clarifications from cultural outsides to the faith. Among the questions answered are: 7What is the Buddhist religion? 7Who is the Buddha? 7What is the cause of sorrow, and of death and birth-renewal? 7What is the knowledge which leads us to salvation? 7What is Nirvana? 7What is an evil deed? 7Are there such occurrences as miracles? 7and more. This excellent introduction for lay readers sings with clarity and poetry even today. "Subhadra Bhikshu" was the pseudonym of German author and Buddhist scholar FRIEDRICH ZIMMERMANN (1852-1917).