The Awakened One A Life of the Buddha

by Sherab Chödzin

The founder of Buddhism was a prince named Siddharta Gautama, born in the sixth century BC in waht is now Nepal. He led a sheltered life of ease until the age of twenty-nine, when he abandoned his palace and set out on a journey of discovery. His goal was to overcome suffering and death - and he did so in that moment under the Bodhi tree when he attained Enlightenment and became the Buddha, 'The Awakened One'. Thereafter he devoted the rest of his life to showing others the way to experience this awakening and liberation from life's confusion. A blend of legend and history, filled with stories of wisdom and compassion, this retelling of the life of Buddha offers inspiration and insight to spiritual seekers of all traditions as well as a clear and readable introduction to the well-spring of Buddhism itself."--Back cover.

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