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Lives: Buddha Karen Armstrong

Lives: Buddha By Karen Armstrong

Lives: Buddha by Karen Armstrong


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A superb introduction to the life and thought of a revolutionary spiritual thinker.

Lives: Buddha Summary

Lives: Buddha by Karen Armstrong

Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha stands with Christ, Confucius and Mohammed as someone who revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living.

All that is known about Buddha comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history, biography and myth. Karen Armstrong distils from these the key events of Buddha's life: his birth as Siddhartha Gotama in the fifth century BC and his abandonment of his wife and son; his attainment of enlightenment under the Banyan tree (the moment he became a buddha, or enlightened one; his political influence; the divisions among his followers; and his serene death. Armstrong also introduces the key tenets of Buddhism: she explains the doctrine of anatta (no-soul) and the concepts of kamma (actions), samsara (keeping going), dhamma (a law or teaching that reflects the fundamental principles of existence) and the idealised state of nibbana (literally the 'cooling of the ego'). Since it promotes no personal god, Buddhism, writes Armstrong, 'is essentially a psychological faith'. In our own age of secular anxiety, she shows that it has profound lessons to teach about selflessness and the simple life.

Karen Armstrong's short book is a magnificent introduction to the life and thought of this most influential of spiritual thinkers.

Lives: Buddha Reviews

[Armstrong] offers a frequently inspiring look at this exemplary life... Invaluable. ("Los Angeles Times")
Destined to become the classic source for anyone delving... into the life and teachings of the religious icon. ("Christian Science Monitor")

About Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, an experience she recollected in her two volumes of best-selling autobiography, Through the Narrow Gate and Beginning the World. She is the author of the world-wide best-seller, A History of God (which has now appeared in more than thirty languages), the acclaimed History of Jerusalem and, most recently, The Battle for God. She is a teacher at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and, in 1999, she received the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award.

Additional information

GOR001259455
9780753813409
0753813408
Lives: Buddha by Karen Armstrong
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
2002-03-07
224
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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