Author: | Sangharakshita | ISBN: | 9781907314537 |
Publisher: | Windhorse Publications Ltd | Publication: | March 31, 2012 |
Imprint: | Windhorse Publications Ltd | Language: | English |
Author: | Sangharakshita |
ISBN: | 9781907314537 |
Publisher: | Windhorse Publications Ltd |
Publication: | March 31, 2012 |
Imprint: | Windhorse Publications Ltd |
Language: | English |
The image of the Buddha, cross-legged and meditating, appears increasingly in magazines and on television in the West. But who was the Buddha? Here we see the Buddha as a historical figure, a warrior prince searching for the truth; in the context of the evolution of the human race, as the pinnacle of human perfection, and as an archetype, in the context of both time and eternity.
The image of the Buddha, cross-legged and meditating, appears increasingly in magazines and on television in the West. But who was the Buddha? Here we see the Buddha as a historical figure, a warrior prince searching for the truth; in the context of the evolution of the human race, as the pinnacle of human perfection, and as an archetype, in the context of both time and eternity.