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 | Jan 6, 2012 | Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha: the Life and Teachings of the Awakened One is now out in paperback, published by Quercus at £8.99. It’s also available in Commonwealth territories. I’ve also built a new website for the book at www.gautamabuddha.info and posted all the...
by Vishvapani | Dec 15, 2011 | Gautama Buddha, Reviews
Dr Joyce Miller reviews “Gautama Buddha” for the Association of Religious Education Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants: AREIAC Newsletter, Autumn, 2011 In this excellent book on the life and teachings of the Buddha, Vishvapani quotes a story to...
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...
