Buddhism, a spiritual movement that has shaped Asia for millennia, is gaining increasing interest in the West today. The Buddhist worldview offers a holistic perspective on the world and the human psyche. As a holistic view, it encompasses not only an intellectual-scientific and a psychological-spiritual aspect but primarily a mystical-spiritual one. Buddha aimed to provide practical assistance for personal inner development and the evolution of consciousness. However, many interested readers are deterred by the immense literature on Buddhism and by extensive, often highly complex scientific treatises. In this book, ethnologist Verena Reichle outlines the fundamental principles of the Buddhist worldview, the core of this vast system of thought. Thus, it is not about religious beliefs, myths, customs, and traditions, but about insights that are comprehensible.