Product Description
(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2003, Religion)
The Gospel of Buddha is the story of an individual, who, almost five hundred years before Christ, conquered the civilized world with simplicity, love and compassion. It provides details of Buddha's birth, life and belief, and contains parables and stories associated with Buddhist thought. Who was the Buddha? What did he teach? How do his thoughts differ from those of Christ? Carus has shown Buddhist and Christian teachings in an altogether new light, exploring the relationship between the two in a convincing manner. However, the real purpose of the book is to skeTrade Clothh a picture of this religious figure of the remote past with the aim of showing Buddhism's relevance to how we live in the present and plan for the future.
Available April 10, 2010
The Gospel of Buddha is the story of an individual, who, almost five hundred years before Christ, conquered the civilized world with simplicity, love and compassion. It provides details of Buddha's birth, life and belief, and contains parables and stories associated with Buddhist thought. Who was the Buddha? What did he teach? How do his thoughts differ from those of Christ? Carus has shown Buddhist and Christian teachings in an altogether new light, exploring the relationship between the two in a convincing manner. However, the real purpose of the book is to skeTrade Clothh a picture of this religious figure of the remote past with the aim of showing Buddhism's relevance to how we live in the present and plan for the future.