Buddha : his life and his teaching / Walter Henry Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Walter Henry.

Series:

Tarcher lives of the masters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gautama Buddha.

Religious biography--India.

Religious biography.

India.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 187 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First Tarcher lives of the masters edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2008.

Summary:

More than twenty-five hundred years ago, an Indian prince achieved enlightenment and became the "Awakened One." However extraordinary Prince Siddhartha Gautama was, he was no divinity but a self-perfected human being who brought a sweeping message to mankind.

Walter Henry Nelson, a renowned scholar and author, offers readers perhaps the most accessible and authoritative biography of the Buddha and his life teachings. In an essential, gripping, and inspiring introduction for the general reader, Buddha explores ancient legends surrounding Buddhism's founder. It shows how the simple story and profound struggle of Prince Siddhartha, who died five hundred years before the birth of Christ, were transformed into one of the world's great religions.

From tales of incredible feats of Gautama's strength to parables of the intervention of gods throughout his journey, Nelson takes readers through the historical existence and the principles at the heart of a religion and philosophy that searches beyond materialism for the true aim of life. In the pages of Buddha, the radiance of the enlightened Buddha shines brightly on modern readers.

Contents:

The land awaits

The two roads

The test of manhood

The great renunciation

The great inner struggle

The night of attainment

The first turning of the wheel of the law

The ministry and great decease

The life of the teaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-184) and index.

ISBN:

9781585426645

1585426644

OCLC:

213308842