The image of Buddha, cross-legged and meditating, is a familiar one in the West. But who was the Buddha? In this book, Buddha is presented as a historical figures and as an archetype. The author places him in the context of time and eternity.
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After reading the Diamond Sutra, an ancient Buddhist text, at the age of 16 Sangharakshita realized that he was a Buddhist. After serving in the British Army in Southeast Asia during WWII, he remained there and after spending 20 years in India, returned to England and established the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (1967) and Western Buddhist Order (1968).
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Insightful, engaging discussion of Buddha - great book!,
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This is a fantastic book! This is the first book I had read from Sangharakshita, and I have since read it three more times. I know of no other scholar of Buddhism who so captures all complex aspects, including historical, academic, spiritual, and overall implications.Sangaharakshita is a fantastic writer -- someone I imagine to be extremely educated in all senses. "Who is the Buddha" inspired me to begin practice, and I continue to read as many books by this teacher as I can. Highest recommendation. |
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habitual karma, weighty karma, lower evolution, higher evolution, five ascetics, conditioned existence, hidden teachings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buddha's Enlightenment, Four Sights, Sri Lanka, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Wheel of Life, Brahma Sahampati, Buddhist East, Perfection of Wisdom, Siddhartha Gautama, Stream Entrant, Buddha Gaya New!
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habitual karma, weighty karma, lower evolution, higher evolution, five ascetics, conditioned existence, hidden teachings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Light of Asia (1903) by Sir Edwin Arnold in Front Matter, page 94, and Back Matter
- Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Life of the Buddha by Patricia M. Herbert in Back Matter
- The Perfection of Wisdom (Wheel Series,) by Edward Conze in Back Matter
- Eminent Victorians (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Lytton Strachey on page 52
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- Guide to the Buddhist Path by Sangharakshita on 4 pages
- Exploring Karma & Rebirth by Nagapriya in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- What Is the Sangha: The Nature of Spiritual Community by Sangharakshita in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Eternal Legacy: An introduction to the canonical literature of Buddhism by Sangharakshita in Front Matter
- The Yogi's Joy: Three Songs of Milarepa, Tibetan Mystic by Sangharakshita in Front Matter
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