H.W.Schumann studied Indology, comparative religions and social anthropology at Bonn University and earned his Ph.D. degree for a thesis on Buddhist philosophy. He lactured at the Hindu University in Benaras, India, joined the Foreign services of the Federal Republic of Germany and served in consular and diplomatic capacities at the West German missions in Kolkata, Rangoon, Chicago and Colombo. He was incharge of the India deskat the german Foreign Office and retired as the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Mumbai.
" written in a simple language that makes it easy for even a lay reader to comprehend, the author relies heavily on the Pali canon, the book with its illustrations is a biography examining the social, religious and political conditions that gave rise to Buddhism." The Afternoon, Mumbai
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