The Awakened One
A Life of the Buddha
$31.32
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2013
Summary
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 d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570625510 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570625514 |
| Author: | Sherab Chodzin Kohn |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“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
“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
About The Author
Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Sherab Chödzin Kohn is coeditor of the best-selling anthology The Buddha and His Teachings. He has been teaching Buddhism and meditation for more than thirty years, and he has edited a number of the books of his teacher, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa. He has also published numerous translations, including an acclaimed version of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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