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The Buddha

In Our Time: Religion

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Two and a half thousand years ago, a young man meditated on life and death. Two millennia later, it's one of the fastest growing religions of the western world. Why has it captured the spirit of our times? Is it because there's no compulsion to believe in god? And what is it that western converts hope to get from buddhism? Truth? An enlightenment, or simply a spiritual satisfaction that western religion can't provide? With me to discuss the buddha are: Peter harvey, professor of buddhist studies at the university of sunderland. Kate crosbie, lecturer in buddhist Studies at the school of oriental and african studies l

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