- Poetry, Buddhas, Buddha (The concept), Buddhism
In this poetic masterpiece, Sir Edwin Arnold describes the life and teachings of Buddha. The man who was to become known as Buddha to the world was born as Prince Gautama of India but he rejected the worldly riches and abandoned the reigns of power when he embarked on a journey to discover the meaning of life.
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Grave, earnest, contemplative and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Edwin Arnold
- First published
- December 1994
- Pages
- 200
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Burt
- Editions
- 115
- Language
- mal, pan, French, guj
- ISBN
- 9780342576951
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“Thus came he to be born again for men.”
Sir Edwin Arnold
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