AWAKENED ONE (Shambhala Dragon Editions) - Softcover

Kohn, Sherab Chodzin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087773979X ISBN 13: 9780877739791

Publisher: Shambhala, 1993

Synopsis

Drawing on traditional sources, this biography of the great spiritual leader describes Siddhartha Gautama's long search for spiritual awakening. 20,000 first printing. Original.

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About the Author

Sherab Chödzin Kohn is coeditor of the best-selling anthology The Buddha and His Teachings. He has been teaching Buddhism and meditation for more than thirty years, and he has edited a number of the books of his teacher, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa. He has also published numerous translations, including an acclaimed version of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Reviews

What makes Buddhist teacher Kohn's book different from a work like E.J. Thomas's The Life of the Buddha (1969) is his lucid way of combining the various early sources he relies on here. The major events in the life of the Buddha from preexistence to his "utter extinction of final nirvana, parinirvana" provide a framework into which Kohn fits many of the Buddha's teachings, which he presents without analysis. A Mahayana view of the Buddha marks Kohn's work, as evidenced by a description of the Buddha's preexistence and his superhuman powers, such as the ability to make others invisible. Though an index would have made the book more useful, it is a splendid combination of biography and instruction. Highly recommended for any library that needs a concise yet thorough presentation of the Buddha's life and teachings.
- David Bourquin, California State Univ., San Bernardino
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Edition details

• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087773979X
• ISBN 13: 9780877739791
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 153