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Introduction to Buddhism by Dalai Lama

Introduction to Buddhism: Audiobook

by Dalai Lama · narrated by Dalai Lama · unabridged · 2012

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Introduction to Buddhism audiobook runs 1.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Dalai Lama (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.4listening hrs
World Religionsstore shelf
2012released
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What our data says

  • At 1.4 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 2,435 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the World Religions shelf

93 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Introduction to Buddhism is an audiobook by Dalai Lama: a 1.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Dalai Lama, released July 16, 2012, on the World Religions shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.4 hrs
Narrated by
Dalai Lama
Released
July 16, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World Religions

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Introduction to Buddhism audiobook?

Introduction to Buddhism runs 1.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.

Is the Introduction to Buddhism audiobook free?

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Who narrates Introduction to Buddhism?

Introduction to Buddhism is narrated by Dalai Lama.