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.
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.
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.
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 The Buddha - Numerous lives of the Buddha have been written and translated, but this volume, with its comprehensive material and original method of presentation, may well claim a place of its own. Composed entirely from texts of the Pali Canon, the oldest authentic record, it portrays an image of the Buddha-the great Master of Wisdom and Compassion-which is vivid, warm and moving.
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.
Lesson Plans For Teaching Yougth Morals In The Life Story Of The Buddha - This manual makes the Dharma come alive in every aspect of life of youth. It promotes the understanding of Dharma and stimulates the practice of the moral values.
Thus we Heard: Recollections of the life of the Buddha - A peculiar biography of the Buddha – a treatise That takes a novel and unique approach in describing the life of the Buddha. Bhante Walpola Piyananda and Stephen Long have made an indelible impression in the field of religious literature by the presentation of this breath – taking narrative of the Buddha’s life.
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.
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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.