Download or read book Buddha His Life And Teachings written by Osho and published by . This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddha Is Merciless. Nobody Has Ever Opened The Doors Of Reality So Deeply, So Profoundly As He Has Done. He Does Not Allow You Any Childish Desires. He Says: Become More Aware, Become More Conscious, Become More Courageous. Don'T Go On Hiding Behind Beliefs And Masks And Theologies. Take Your Life Into Your Own Hands. Burn Bright Your Inner Light And See Whatever Is. And Once You Have Become Courageous Enough To Accept It, It Is A Benediction. No Belief Is Needed. That Is Buddha'S First Step Towards Reality, To Say That All Belief Systems Are Poisonous; All Belief Systems Are Barriers. Osho Buddha'S Teaching Is A Way Of Life, Not A Way Of Belief. His Teaching Is Very Scientific, Very Empirical, Very Practical. He Is Not A Philosopher, Not A Metaphysician. He Is A Very Down-To-Earth Man. Buddha Says: You Can Change Your Life Beliefs Are Not Needed. In Fact, Beliefs Are The Barriers To Real Change. Start With No Belief, Start With No Metaphysics, Start With No Dogma. Start Absolutely Naked And Nude, With No Theology, No Ideology. Start Empty! That Is The Only Way To Come To Truth. Osho
Download or read book Gautama Buddha written by Vishvapani Blomfield and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words and example of Gautama (often known by the title, "Buddha") have affected billions of people. But what do we really know about him? While there is much we cannot say for certain about the historical Gautama, this persuasive new biography provides the fullest and most plausible account yet. Weaving ancient sources and modern understanding into a compelling narrative, Gautama Buddha places his birth around 484 BCE, his Enlightenment in 449 BCE and his death in 404 BCE, a century later than the traditional dates. Vishvapani Blomfield examines Gautama's words and impact to shed fresh light on his culture, his spiritual search and the experiences and teachings that led his followers, to call him "The Awakened One." Placing Gautama in a credible historical setting without assuming that he was really just an ordinary person, this book draws on the myths and legends that surround him to illuminate the significance of his life. It traces Gautama's investigations of consciousness, his strikingly original view of life and his development of new forms of religious community and practice. This insightful and thought-provoking biography will appeal to anyone interested in history and religion, and in the Buddha as a thinker, spiritual teacher and a seminal cultural figure. Gautama Buddha is a gripping account of one of history's most powerful personalities.
Download or read book The Historical Buddha written by Hans Wolfgang Schumann and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No man has had a greater inflience on the spiritual development of his people than Siddartha Gautama. Born in India in the sixth century BC into a nation hungry for spiritual experience, he developed a religious and moral teaching that, to this day, brings comfort and peace to all who practise it. This comprehensive biography examines the social, religious and political conditions that gave rise to Buddhism as we now know it.
Download or read book In This Very Life written by U Pandita and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita shows us that freedom is as immediate as breathing, as fundamental as a footstep. In this book he describes the path of the Buddha and calls all of us to that heroic journey of liberation. Enlivened by numerous case histories and anecdotes, In This Very Life is a matchless guide to the inner territory of meditation - as described by the Buddha.
Download or read book The Life of the Buddha written by Patricia M. Herbert and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 2005 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pronunciation, but no index. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book The Buddha and His Teachings written by Nārada (Maha Thera.) and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Disciples of the Buddha written by Nyanaponika (Thera) and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-06-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of twenty-four life stories of the closest and most eminent of the Buddha's personal disciples.
Download or read book The Buddha and His Teachings written by Helen Varley and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth chronology of the life and times of the Buddha, and how his teachings developed into modern Buddhism.
Download or read book Sugata Saurabha written by Chitta Dhar Hridaya and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sugata Saurabha is an epic poem that retells the story of the Buddha's life. It was published in 1947 in the Nepalese language, Newari, by Chittadhar Hridaya, one of the greatest literary figures of 20th-century Nepal. The text is remarkable for its comprehensiveness, artistry, and nuance. It covers the Buddha's life from birth to death and conveys his basic teachings with simple clarity. It is also of interest because, where the classical sources are silent, Hridaya inserts details of personal life and cultural context that are Nepalese. The effect is to humanize the founder and add the t.
Download or read book The Life of the Buddha written by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 1992 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the numerous lives of the Buddha, this volume 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 which is vivid, warm, and moving. Chapters on the Buddha's personality and doctrine are especially illuminating, and the translation is marked by lucidity and dignity throughout.
Download or read book Biography of Gautam Buddha written by Arun K. Tiwari and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the secret of Buddha’s hold on the mind and imagination of vast numbers of Asiatic humanity over two millenniums? What should one think when on the one hand Buddhism tells us that life is suffering and on the other we are told to enjoy life’s every moment?The Life and Times of Gautam Buddha seeks to answer these questions. It brings together the leading ideas and tenets of Buddhism; interpreting them in the light of the fundamental principles of human life as well as of the latest research in the science of human mind.The book takes reader through the life of Siddhartha Gautam in a manner of a mortal hero and establishes basis for his eventual enlightenment and observations. It describes his protected royal youth; search for a way to end suffering and his enlightenment. The book also takes up the core teachings one by one—the Four Noble Truths; the Noble Eightfold Path and the Six-sense media. The book brings together teachings of the Buddha ranging from basic ethical observances recommended to the busy man or woman of the modern world.
Download or read book The Life of the Buddha written by Heather Sanche and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In the full bloom of spring, in a beautiful garden, in a place called Lumbini, a prince was born.” So begins the extraordinary story of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the prince who would become the enlightened Buddha, the Awakened One. This classic tale follows Prince Siddhartha’s journey of truth-seeking and discovery, including his life-altering encounters with human suffering and his realization of the Four Noble Truths. Today, millions of people all over the world follow the Buddha’s teachings on meditation, selflessness, and compassion. Rendered here in exquisite original watercolor illustrations, this inspiring story is brought to life for young readers curious about one of history’s most monumental and influential figures.
Download or read book Gautama Buddha written by Vishvapani Blomfield and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many accounts of the Buddha's life that mix legend and history. This compelling new biography discriminates between fact and fiction to reveal Gautama, the remarkable human being behind the legends, and shed new light on his teachings. Plunging us into the noise, smells and jostling streets of Gautama's world, Vishvapani Blomfield brings the Buddha to life as a passionate and determined individual ? a strikingly modern figure who rejected contemporary beliefs and found his own answers by mastering his mind. Even after he gained Enlightenment and became the Buddha ('the Awakened One') Gautama experienced struggles as well as triumphs as he trod India's dusty paths. Vishvapani shows how he sought to establish a community of practitioners amid his society's divided culture and perilous politics and how the ideas that became the Buddhist teachings grew from Gautama's efforts to address the needs and beliefs of his listeners. Drawing on years of meticulous research into original sources, Gautama Buddha takes us within touching distance of one of history's greatest figures.
Download or read book The Buddha karita or life of Buddha written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Buddha and His Teachings written by Samuel Bercholz and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2002-12-03 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as Entering the Stream, this book offers a simple and inspiring answer to the question "What is the Buddha's teaching?" primarily in the words of the Buddha and other masters. This anthology draws on traditional Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan sources as well as teachings by contemporary Buddhist masters. Among the contributors, both classical and modern, are: Ajahn Chah, Pema Chödrön, The Second Dalai Lama, Dogen, S.N. Goenka, Dainin Katagiri, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi, Milerepa, Padmasambhava, Reginald Ray, Shunryu Suzuki, Nyanaponika Thera, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chögyam Trungpa, and Burton Watson.
Download or read book Illuminating the Life of the Buddha written by Naomi Appleton and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This lavishly illustrated book investigates an outstanding eighteenth-century example of a samut khoi, a type of beautiful folding book found in Southeast Asia, which became particularly popular as a repository for the Buddha's teachings. Written in Pali and produced in the Kingdom of Siam, its finely executed pictures, painted on khoi paper, show key incidents from stories of the past lives of the Buddha as he prepares for Buddhahood. These tales, historically one of the principal means whereby Buddhist teachings were communicated, known as Jatakas, are a favourite theme for manuscript art. Uniquely for such manuscripts, however, this samut khoi also offers an extensive series of scenes from the last life of the Buddha, including his final awakening and teaching, which is distinctive to the region. These related narratives all contribute to a superb example of eighteenth-century manuscript and calligraphic art. As well as affording great artistic opportunities for expressing the beauty of the Buddha's words and achievements, samut khois are repositories for popular chants and short distillations of doctrine. This book describes the context to this unusually rich expression of Thai Buddhist creativity and, in retelling the stories depicted, reveals the continued appeal of its closely related art and narrative traditions." -- Publisher's description.
