by Vishvapani | Mar 22, 2012 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
What’s left to say about the Buddha? Everything, I discovered: the funny, original, surprising Buddha of history is more relevant than ever Writing the biography of the Buddha which was published last year as Gautama Buddha: the Life and Teachings of the Awakened...
by Vishvapani | Dec 11, 2011 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
The Buddha’s still relevant and still misunderstood. Further reflections on the experience of writing Gautama Buddha: the Life & Teachings of the Awakened One. Part 3 of an email interview with Will Buckingham on the ThinkBuddha blog Part 1 | Part 2 ...
by Vishvapani | Dec 10, 2011 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
In the second part of this interview with Will Buckingham on the ThinkBuddha blog, we discuss the place of nature in the Buddha’s life, his relationship with politics and the modern resonance of these subjects Read Part 1 | Part 3 of this interview ...
by Vishvapani | Dec 9, 2011 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
Here’s Part 1 of an email interview with Will Buckingham of the ThinkBuddha blog about my book, Gautama Buddha: the Life & Teachings of the Awakened One. It explores why I wrote the book and how I approached the distinction between legend and history in the...
by Vishvapani | Nov 8, 2011 | Buddha, Buddhism, Practice, Talks
Trouble in the Sangha: the Buddha’s teaching following the Quarrel at Kosambi Sangha Day, 2011 (Talk at Cardiff Buddhist Centre) Listen to the talk The Sangha Jewel represents an ideal of unity and harmony in the spiritual community of Buddhists. But unlike the...
by Vishvapani | Sep 30, 2011 | Buddha, Buddhism, Reviews
What, if anything, do we ‘know’ about the Buddha? In addition to its importance for Buddhist studies, this question is — or at least should be — of fundamental interest to those who consider themselves the Buddha’s followers. But scholars have grown increasingly...
