Gotama Buddha : a biography based on the most reliable text
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Gotama Buddha : a biography based on the most reliable text
Kosei Publishing, 2000- 2005
1st English ed
- v. 1
- v. 2
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Gotama Buddha : a biography based on the most reliable texts
ゴータマ ブッダ
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Note
Originally published in Japanese under the title Gotama Budda, vol. 1 by Shunjusha as vol. 11, vol. 2 as vol. 12 of Nakamura Hajime senshu
Includes bibliographical references and index
v. 2: Gotama Buddha : a biography based on the most reliable texts
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Gotama Buddha, Professor Hajime Nakamura embarks on a search for the details of the historical Buddha's life. He conducts an exhaustive analysis of both the oldest, most reliable texts and later biographies of the Buddha that contain mythological material. Carefully sifting these texts to separate facts from embellishments, he constructs a biography that begins with the Indian historical context at the time of Buddha's Birth and takes the reader through all the stages of his life. Professor Nakamura also compares the oldest Buddhist texts with the earliest Jain and Hindu writings and finds surprising similarities that elucidate the significance of the historical Buddha. Archeological discoveries and factual elements from Buddhist art support Professor Nakamura's fascinating story. This is the first of two volumes; The second will be printed at a later date.
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