How one man sacrificed all to discover all, for the everlasting enlightenment of all. It is a story set in ancient India. The story of a young man, a Prince of the realm who finds the monotony of life meaningless. Who, in the prime of youth, ensconced in the lap of luxury and dwelling in endless pleasures, renounces all to go in search of a mystic treasure.
The Buddha, Christ and Gandhi - the great three are universally regarded as harbingers of harmony, compassion and peace, the first of whom is once again being revived in modern times to sort out the present day problems of unprecedented violence and terror - the Holy Dalai Lama being one powerful expression of his message and piety. His was history's first religion of peace which spread all over Asia, including its western regions, without any use of force, and holds its lamp in the East in particular till date. Latest researches in Germany are succeeding in establishing that Jesus Christ was one in the Bodhisattva tradition, who not only stayed and studied in India when he was young, but returned to Kashmir after his crucifixion in which he did not die and escaped with his followers to Srinagar, where he lived till age 90, and where his tomb still quietly stands.
This book is dedicated with reverence to the living memory of Arahant Mahinda Maha Thera who according to Buddhist trandition introduced Sakyamuni Gautama Buddha's sublime teaching to the people of this fair island of Sri Lanka on a full moon day in the month of Poson at Mihintale, two thousand three hundred years ago.
Reading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. You can carry this book where ever you want. It is easy to carry. It can be an ideal gift to yourself and to your loved ones.
About the BookThe Budhacarita is a well-planned work written in Sanskrit by Asvaghosa who was a contemporary of Kusana emperor Kaniska. It is one of the few biographies of Buddha that is complete commencing with his birth and ending with his nirvana. This work is composed in the style of ornate court poetry or Kaavya. Unlike the Mahavastu and the Lalitavistara, it is a systematic treatment of the subject matter.
Easily one of the greatest and most enduring life-stories, it is bound to lift the spirits and touch the reader's inner being. Power full emotions and profound thoughts unfold as the glorious Prince Siddhartha is brought to life from the mists of history.
The life of Gautama Buddha has been complied by Dr. Prafulla Kumar Pattanik with a view to presenting a clear and consistent picture about the real birth place important events of his life such as renunciation, visit to ancestral place, distribution of ashes, relics etc. It is based mostly, if not wholly, on the research scholar of Orissa lata Chakradhar Mohapatra and also on invaluable works of some of Buddhist monks like Uttama Bhikksu and Reve' Siridhamma and also of Buddhist scholar and statesman, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
This book is an attempt to provide a clear insight into the several interesting and intriguing details on buddha who is acknowledged as one of the most significant spiritual lights of Asia. The book also provides details on the features of the popular religion Buddhism, founded by Buddha. Apart form the Buddha, this book gives details of Buddha's doctrines in clear graphics for the first time. Interesting outlines on the growth of this religion, rise of different sects and its diffusion to several parts of the world are given in an executive style, which, hopefully, brings better clarity to the contents of this book.
In the study Mathieu Boisvert presents a detailed analysis of the five aggregates (pancakkhandha) and establishes how the Theravada tradition views their interaction. He clarifies the fundamentals of Buddhist psychology by providing a rigorous examination of the nature and interrelation of each of the aggregates and by establishing, for the first time, how the function of each of these aggregates chains beings to the cycle of birth, death and rebirth--the theory of dependent origination (paticcasamuppada). Boisvert contends that without a thorough understanding of the five aggregates, we cannot grasp the liberation process at work within the individual, who is, after all, simply an amalgam of the five aggregates. The Five Aggregates represents an important and original contribution to Buddhist Studies and will be of great interest to all scholars and students of Buddhism.
The Life of The Buddha Part 1 & 2 - This little book, in two parts, very briefly covers almost all aspects of the Buddha from birth until His parinirvana (death). All important events are presented in simple language.