Displays the rich global array of art and architecture, ritual and symbol, festivals and people that reflects a religion of great beauty and profound practical insight. Explains how the timeless wisdom of the Buddha offers the West a means by which it can rediscover its own sense of spirituality. Includes 166 illustrations, 19 in color.

(Key Words: Buddhism, Buddha, Religion. Art, Architecture, Ritual, Symbol, Festivals, Alistair Shearer, Mandalas, Liberation).