Warrior of Peace : The Life of the Buddha

A poetic and rousing account of the Buddha's life story, bringing together the strands of history, fact, traditional oral legend and symbolic myth.

Acknowledgements

ix

Introduction: The Secret of an Ancient Smile

1

(12)

Birth and Childhood

13

(5)

From Innocence to Experience

18

(11)

The Quest for Enlightenment

29

(13)

The Awakening

42

(18)

Teaching the Dharma

60

(21)

Cathering the Sangha

81

(17)

Protecting the Sangha

98

(12)

Preserving the Sangha

110

(15)

Postscript: The Birth of Buddhism

125

(2)

Notes and References

127

(7)

Some Biographies of the Buddha

134

(3)

Index

137

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Warrior of Peace : The Life of the Buddha

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