John Snelling
John Snelling (1943-1992) was General Secretary of the Buddhist Society as well as editor of the Society's journal, The Middle Way, the most widely circulated Buddhist periodical in the West. Among the many books he wrote are The Sacred Mountain: Pilgrims and Travellers at Mt. Kailas in Western Tibet, Buddhism in Russia, and The Elements of Buddhism.
Books By John Snelling
The Buddhist Handbook
By John Snelling
$19.95
The Buddhist Handbook is a comprehensive and nonsectarian survey of the various Buddhist traditions and their contemporary exponents. It includes chapters on the westward migration of Buddhism, its relationship to social action and psychotherapy, and the role of women in the tradition.