The Prince Who Ran Away: The Story of Guatama Buddha - Hardcover

Rockwell, Anne F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679891889 ISBN 13: 9780679891888

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Offers the true story of a wealthy prince who ran away from his title and riches to find the real answer to end his people's suffering and, through his journey and meditation, became the Buddha who then went forth to spread his new understanding for life to others.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

On a night more than two thousand years ago, a prince was born in India. He could have been the most powerful rajah in all the world. But instead, the prince chose to become a common beggar, seeking a way to end the suffering he saw around him. He knew riches could not end suffering. He learned that deprivation could not end suffering. Then, under an enormous spreading fig tree, deep in concentration, he found Enlightenment. He understood Dharma, the law governing all things. He had achieved Nirvana, the peace that triumphs over suffering. And he found this knowledge and understanding inside his own mind, nowhere else. He became the Buddha, and taught his way of ending suffering to all who wished to learn.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0679891889
• ISBN 13: 9780679891888
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Amiri Fahimeh