THIS INDISPENSABLE VOLUME IS A LUCID AND FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS. “FOR YEARS,” SAYS THE JOURNAL OF THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY, “THE NEWCOMER TO BUDDHISM HAS LACKED A SIMPLE AND RELIABLE INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE SUBJECT. DR. RAHULA’S WHAT THE BUDDHA TAUGHT FILLS THE NEED AS ONLY COULD BE DONE BY ONE HAVING A FIRM GRASP OF THE VAST MATERIAL TO BE SIFTED. IT IS A MODEL OF WHAT A BOOK SHOULD BE THAT IS ADDRESSED FIRST OF ALL TO ‘THE EDUCATED AND INTELLIGENT READER.’ AUTHORITATIVE AND CLEAR, LOGICAL AND SOBER, THIS STUDY IS AS COMPREHENSIVE AS IT IS MASTERLY.”