Gautama Buddha

Name: Gautama Buddha
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ISBN: 9780195639247

ISBN-10: 0195639243

ISBN-13: 9780195639247

Edition: 2nd (Reprint)

Authors: Iqbal Singh

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For the past two thousand years and more, the figure of Gautama, the Buddha, has attracted hagiographers and legend-makers whose writings have, for the most part, left readers with a sense of dissatisfaction and frustration. At the same time, there has been a flood of arcane scholarship on particular aspects of the Buddha's life, times, and teaching which has left the discriminating reader unmoved. This biography, written with rare elegance, delicacy, and verve will serve as a breath of fresh air.

Book details

List price: $15.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/20/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 410
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Apropos the Second Impression


Preface



The World of the Buddha



Biographical



Maya's Dream and the Nativity of the Buddha



The Republic of Kapilavastu



Some Early Events



The Pursuit of Pleasure



The Crisis and Renunciation



After Strange Gods



Enlightenment



Turning the Wheel of Doctrine



Growth of the Order



Years of Wandering and a Day



Fools in the Order



The Great Decease



Posthumous Postscript



The Word of the Buddha



The Wheel



The Way



The Void



The Word Made Flesh



The Buddha in a Changing World


Epilogue


Little to Add


Acknowledgements


Bibliography


Index