The Prince Who Ran Away The Story of Guatama Buddha |
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| Author:
| Rockwell, Anne |
| Illustrator:
| Amiri, Fahimeh |
| ISBN: | 978-0-679-99188-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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| Imprint: | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionOn 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.