Buddhism [electronic resource] / Winston King.
Siddhartha Gotama, "The great wayshower," lived in the sixth century BCE in the Hindu culture of an area near modern Nepal. After six years as a Hindu ascetic, Siddhartha renounced asceticism after discovering that clear-mindfulness, not the pain of ascetic practice, is the key to spiritual understanding. He sought a new kind of awareness characterized by mastery over all emotions - a sharp, clear awareness that is unswayed by self-interest. The term "Buddha" came to refer to one who has relinquished all clinging to concerns related to space and time, thus transcending individualized existence.
Record details
- ISBN: 0786164948 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 9780786164943 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: [Ashland, Or.] : Knowledge Products, [2006]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 2:59:44. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Ben Kingsley. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 43059 KB; MP3 file size: 84382 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Gautama Buddha > Philosophy. Buddhism. |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |