The Buddha was born ‘Siddhattha Gotama’. He is sometimes called ‘Sakyamuni’ (Sage of the Sakyas) to refer to his origins among the Sakyas. From the time of his birth he is referred to as ‘Bodhisatta’ (One Seeking Enlightenment). After his enlightenment, he is called ‘Buddha’ (Fully Awakened One) and ‘Tathāgata’ (One who has thus Gone/One [...]
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What’s in a Name?
Posted in Life of Buddha, Nakamura, Pāli Canon on June 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Practicing with Unwanted Food
Posted in Life of Buddha, Nakamura, Pāli Canon on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Once the Blessed One had renounced the home life and taken up the wandering life of a mendicant monk, he set out for Rājagaha. There he met King Bimbisāra, who apparently offered him power and wealth. On some accounts, King Bimbisāra even offered him his entire kingdom. The Blessed One declined and continued on with [...]
Hajime Nakamura and Gotama Buddha
Posted in Bhikkhu Nānamoli, Life of Buddha, Nakamura, Pāli Canon, Schumann on June 2, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The last set of books I will be looking at, for now, on the life of the Buddha is Hajime Nakamura’s two volume Gotama Buddha: A Biography Based on the Most Reliable Texts. This set of books is much broader in scope than Bhikkhu Nānamoli’s The Life of the Buddha and H. W. Schumann’s The [...]
