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Harris, E. (ed.) 2020. Buddhism in 5 Minutes. Sheffield: Equinox (forthcoming).
(including Cush, D. ‘Is Buddhism a Religion?’)
Cush, D. 1990. Buddhists in Britain Today. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
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Cush, D. 1994. Buddhism. London: London: Hodder and Stoughton.
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Arguments for teaching Buddhism in schools
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