Splendor of Asia

Description

"26 centuries have brought about many changes in Buddhism but the essentials of its ethics and wisdom have been proved by the passage of time to be permanent and enduring. For many it is not merely a religious system but a fundamental philosophy and L. Adams Beck was greatly impressed by its nobility and scientific austerity. It was her contention that a complete awareness and total understanding of its vital spirit would surely ensue from an investigation into the life of the founder of the faith and so she set down in this book an outline of the philosophy in a form that might be readily understood and assimilated. Whatever his religious convictions, the reader cannot but be greatly impressed by the great ventral figure of Gotama the Buddha. The beauty of his life, the serenity of his spiritual teaching are implicit in this reverent and faithful biography."

First Sentence

THUS have I heard: Nearly two thousand five hundred years ago, in the City of Kapila in Northern India, the spring came with glory.

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Other Editions

• Splendor of AsiaPaperbackKessinger Publishing2003-04-01
• The Splendour of AsiaDodd, Mead and company1926-01-01
• The life of the BuddhaCollins clear-type press1939-01-01
• The life of the Buddha.Collins1959-01-01
• The life of the Buddha.Collins1959-01-01
• The Splendour of AsiaCollins1994-01-01