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2) Siddhartha
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Language
English
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Description
Hesse's famous and influential novel, Siddartha, is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this strangely simple tale, written with a deep and moving empathy for humanity, has touched the lives of millions since its original publication in 1922. Set in India, Siddharthais the story of a young Brahmin's search...
Author
Publisher
Barne & Noble
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
This is not an ordinary biography of the Buddha. In his characteristically individual manner, Urgyen Sangharakshita - the leading English-born Buddhist teacher and founder of the Triratana Buddhist Community - recounts the known details of the Buddha's life but enriches the story with contemporary relevance.
Unpicking the threads of historical and mythical information, he considers the underlying meaning in terms of 21st-century life - and its effect...
Author
Series
Evergreen book ; E641
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
English
Description
This indispensable volume is a lucid and faithful account of the Buddha's teachings. For years, says the Journal of the Buddhist Society, the newcomer to Buddhism has lacked a simple and reliable introduction to the complexities of the subject. Dr. Rahula's What the Buddha Taught fills the need as only could be done by one having a firm grasp of the vast material to be sifted. It is a model of what a book should be that is addressed first of all to...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A blueprint for a life of mindfulness, dedicated to the easing of suffering both for oneself and for others. The story of Shakyamuni Buddha's epic journey to enlightenment is perhaps the most important narrative in the Buddhist tradition. Tenzin Chögyel's The Life of the Buddha, composed in the mid-eighteenth century and now in a vivid new translation, is a masterly storyteller's rendition of the twelve acts of the Buddha. Chögyel's classical tale...
13) Buddha stories
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Sidhartha, a prince from the Himalayan mountains who became a spiritual leader of the Buddhism religion." --
14) Buddha
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Book for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Siddhartha grew up surrounded by luxury and protected from pain and suffering until he ventured beyond the palace gates. In the outside world he began a journey of enlightenment until he became the Buddha.
19) Life of Buddha
Publisher
Arte Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation into the Buddha.