Home›Sources›An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd editionSourcesAn Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd editionCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd edition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/an-introduction-to-buddhism-teachings-history-and-practices-2nd-edition.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd edition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/an-introduction-to-buddhism-teachings-history-and-practices-2nd-editionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-an-introduction-to-buddhism-teachings-hi, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd edition}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/an-introduction-to-buddhism-teachings-history-and-practices-2nd-edition}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPeter Harvey's introduction is now in its second edition, revised to incorporate scholarship published since the first, covering the three marks of existence, the aggregates and sense bases, the perfections and the intermediate-state debate across all three main Buddhist traditions rather than privileging one school's presentation. That deliberate cross-tradition method, naming where the schools actually diverge on a given doctrine such as the intermediate state, is the book's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with Harvey's specific presentation since the second edition. Use it for established doctrinal facts across the three main Buddhist traditions; a claim specific to one school's own elaboration of a doctrine may need a source dedicated to that school.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (263 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Peter Harvey's introduction, revised to incorporate scholarship published since the first edition, covering the three marks of existence and the intermediate-state debate across all three main Buddhist traditions rather than privileging one school's presentation.NotesWell-attestedStandard single-volume survey covering all three main traditions. Used here for the three marks, the aggregates and sense bases, the perfections, and the intermediate-state debate.CitationAuthorWell-attestedPeter HarveyPublisherWell-attestedCambridge University PressPublication YearWell-attested2013URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/anintroductiontobuddhismpeterharveySource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (263 claims)This source backs 263 claims across the atlas. As facts: 156 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 22 holds, 1 connected. 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