Ratings Breakdown
Rated 4.1 by 75 people
Pros from Reviews
- Illuminates Buddhism's origins and evolution
- Thorough and well-written
- Provides academic overview of Buddhist history
- Insightful and enjoyable parts
- Concise and engaging reading
- Thorough and accurate
- Good for beginners to intermediate students
- Well written and interesting
Cons from Reviews
- Not for non-Buddhist readers
- Assumes reader already knows terminology
- Bogs down in later chapters
- Difficult to keep track of all the schools
- Too much Sanskrit
- Not readable for the uninitiated
- Not entertaining unless you're a masochist
- Lacks narrative clarity
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