| The Awakened One: A Life of the Buddha Contributor(s): Chodzin Kohn, Sherab (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570625514 ISBN-13: 9781570625510 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2000 Annotation: "Kohn's masterful blend of the life and teachings of the Buddha renders this book a valuable guide for those who would follow the path of the Awakened One."--Publishers Weekly "A splendid combination of biography and instruction. Highly recommended." --Library Journal Eastern Philosophy |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Buddhism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 294.363 |
| LCCN: 93026122 |
| Series: Shambhala Dragon Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.95" W x 8.98" (0.58 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of the founder of Buddhism is one of the world's great archetypal tales of spiritual awakening. He was born Siddhartha Gautama in the sixth century BCE, the son of a prince who ruled a small kingdom in what is now Nepal. Siddhartha led a sheltered existence until the age of twenty-nine, when he left his life of ease and set out to find a solution to the problem of suffering. For years he wandered as a homeless ascetic, practicing severe austerities that brought him to the brink of death but no nearer to his goal. He then abandoned asceticism for a "middle way." Sitting down under a tree, he vowed to remain there until he realized the truth. After a night of deep meditation, his Enlightenment came at dawn, and he was thereafter known as the Buddha, the "Awakened One." |