Beyond Buddhism

Beyond Buddhism is not a book against Buddhism. It is an invitation to look beyond the historical forms of Buddhism and rediscover the original Dhamma as the Buddha himself taught it. Drawing on the earliest discourses, Guy Eugène Dubois explores the distinction between the Buddha's liberating teaching and the religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions that gradually developed around it. Rather than asking readers to adopt new beliefs or reject old ones, this book returns to the fundamental question that shaped the Buddha's entire path: What leads to the ending of dukkha? Throughout these pages, the Dhamma is presented not as a system of doctrine, but as a practical path of careful investigation, direct observation, and experiential insight. Respectful toward Buddhist traditions while remaining firmly rooted in the earliest teachings, Beyond Buddhism invites readers to see for themselves what becomes possible when experience is examined with clarity, honesty, and wisdom.