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Pankaj Mishra — The Buddha in the World
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:52:09
Publish Date: 2009-01-22 11:00:00
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Pankaj Mishra — The Buddha in the World

A few years ago, journalist Pankaj Mishra pursued the social relevance of the Buddha’s thought across India and Europe, Afghanistan and America. He emerged with a startling critique of Western political economy that is even more resonant today as he pursued the social relevance of the Buddha’s core questions: Do desiring and acquiring make us happy? Does large-scale political change really address human suffering?
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