Why I Am a Buddhist: No-Nonsense Buddhism with Red Meat and Whiskey

by Stephen T. Asma

Book Overview

Profound and amusing, this book provides a viable approach to answering the perennial questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How can I live a meaningful life? For Asma, the answers are to be found in Buddhism.
There have been a lot of books that have made the case for Buddhism. What makes this book fresh and exciting is Asma's iconoclasm, irreverence, and hardheaded approach to the subject. He is distressed that much of what passes for Buddhism is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157174617X
• ISBN13: 9781571746177
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"