The Awakened One: A Life of the BuddhaShambhala, 2000 - 153 pages The Buddha's life story is a universal tale of the awakening of consciousness. The founder of Buddhism was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama, born in the sixth century BCE in what is now Nepal. He led a sheltered life of ease until the age of twenty-nine, when he abandoned his palace and set out on a journey of discovery. His goal was to overcome suffering and death - and he actually did so, in that moment under the Bodhi Tree when he attained Enlightenment and became the Buddha, "The Awakened One." Thereafter he devoted the rest of his life to showing others the way to experience this awakening and liberation from life's confusion. A blend of legend and history, filled with stories of wisdom and compassion, this ancient tale offers inspiration and insight to spiritual seekers of all traditions. |
Contents
BIRTH YOUTH RENUNCIATION | 1 |
HOMELESSNESS TEACHERS | 17 |
ENLIGHTENMENT | 29 |
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Ajatashatru alms round Ananda Anathapindada Angulimala Aniruddha Arada arhat arising is subject ascetics asked assembly attained enlightenment beautiful became began begging bhikshunis bhikshus Bimbisara birth Blessed One's bodhisattva bowl brahmin Buddha told Chandaka Chunda death Devadatta Dharma disciples doctrine elephant enter homelessness final nirvana followers gathered Gautama gave gone grove heard holy instructed Jetavana Kanthaka Kapilavastu Kashyapa King Shuddhodana level of meditation live lord Magadhan Mahaprajapati Mara Maudgalyayana mendicant merchant mind monks Mrigara Nalagiri night nirvana noble Nyanamoli palace parinirvana park path Prasenajit pratimoksha prince prostrated Rahula rainy season Rajagriha remained replied robe Sangha seat Shakyans Shariputra Shariputra and Maudgalyayana Shravasti Shrona Siddhartha side stages of realization staying subject to arising subject to cessation suffering sutra specialist take refuge Tathagata taught teacher teaching thought took tree truth Uruvilva Vaishali Venuvana vihara vinaya vinaya specialist Vishakha walking wandering words Yasha young