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title: "Lives: Buddha"
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# Lives: Buddha

**Brand:** karen armstrong
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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Outstanding biography and introduction to Buddhism
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2014*

The life of the Buddha represents, as the author points out, an introduction to Buddhism; this is the best such account I have read - and I have half a shelf full. Ms Armstrong is sympathetic to her subject: she avoids both the sycophancy of the devotee and the cynicism of critic. She also manages a compact, narrative style which makes reading this, and her other books, a joy. She places Siddhartha Gautama in his proper historical context, with interesting details not found in other introductions, such as the fact that the caste system had not reached his home state of Shakya.She presents the basic concepts of Buddhism, and the tradition it challenged, in a clear, comprehensible manner, with an appropriate eye on the approaches of other religions. I now intend to work my way through all those of her books I have not yet read, and re-read those I already have. I hope she will consider an introduction to early Indian religion/philosophy which badly needs her enlightened touch.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    interesting
  

*by R***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2013*

I have never come across this perspective  before.  It has opened my eyes to what was happening at that time, and although I though the book could have been simpler, it was nevertheless, a very interesting read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An excellent, informative and impartial acount.
  

*by C***. on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2013*

This is a very readable book about a figure that has influenced world history. For Buddhists and non-Buddhists is presents the Buddha in the cultural context of his time which is fascinating. It acknowledges the difficulties and tensions created by lack of contemporaneous accounts of his life and teaching reliant as we are on the oral transmission of his works for a long period. The explanations of Buddhist teachings are clear and sensitively presented with occasional reference where appropriate to other world faiths and modern views on gender issues. There are useful reference notes for further reading if wished. I was very impressed with this work and enjoyed reading it.

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