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"The Buddha's Life" Author: Thich Nhat Hanh Subtitle: The most influential biography of Buddha in the world
"The Buddha's Life" Author: Thich Nhat Hanh Subtitle: The most influential biography of Buddha in the world
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Introduction · · · · · ·
◆ Editor's recommendation:
A must-read and introductory book for Buddhism enthusiasts around the world.
Thich Nhat Hanh calmly and charmingly tells the complete life of the Buddha at the age of 80. The origin and mystery of Buddhism are slowly unfolded before you.
◆ Introduction:
Over the past twenty years since it was first published in the United States in 1991, this book has become a must-read and introductory book for Buddhism enthusiasts around the world.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh calmly and charmingly narrates the complete life of Buddha Shakyamuni from birth, growth, renunciation, practice, enlightenment, preaching, to Nirvana.
It seems that the world has discovered for the first time from this book that Buddha was never a god, but a human being. He has no magical powers and is confused and in pain just like us. He also has a family, a wife and a son, but he left them and embarked on the path of practicing to become a Buddha and save all living beings.
The Buddha in the book is not only great and compassionate, but also real and lovely; what you see is the Buddha himself who lived 2,500 years ago. You see him sitting on the ground eating with everyone. His majesty while eating is fascinating. After the meal, he cleans up the tableware and puts it away like everyone else. His every move radiates the spiritual light of Buddhism.
The story of the Buddha's life is told in a leisurely manner, blending the profound mystery of Buddhism; whether you have a foundation in Buddhism or not, reading this book will be a spiritual practice full of joy, emotion and great benefit.
The original name of this book was "White Clouds on the Old Road". In order to enable more readers to understand this great work, we used a simpler and more straightforward name in the reprint: "The Life of the Buddha".
About the Author · · · · · ·
Thich Nhat Hanh
The most influential Zen monk in the world today, known as the greatest virtuous person of his time.
Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a monk at the age of 16.
In the 1960s, with the support of Princeton University, he went to the United States to study and taught Buddhism at Cornell University and Columbia University. Throughout his life, he spread the "living Buddhism" close to ordinary people, conveyed the way of mindful living, and promoted the concept of non-violence and peace.
In 1967, Thich Nhat Hanh was nominated by black civil rights leader Martin Luther King as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1973, the Vietnamese government revoked his passport and refused to allow him to return to Vietnam, so Thich Nhat Hanh went into exile in France.
In 1982, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh established the "Plum Village" meditation center in southern France. Over the past 30 years, he has also established many "Mindfulness Meditation Centers" in Europe and North America, providing a lot of help to Buddhist people, ordinary people and many children. His works have also been translated into the languages of more than 40 countries, making Buddhism have an increasingly greater influence in the Western world.
Thich Nhat Hanh is also a famous poet and writer, and this book is his most acclaimed representative work.
