Eventually the tensions between cosy and familiar home life ... the cycle of rebirth. He attained ‘awakening’ or bodhi. This was the core experience by which he came to be called buddha, ...

Alongside Jesus and Muhammad, the Buddha is the most significant figure in the history of religion. Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about ...

Long is the cycle of birth and death to the fool who does not know the true path. After his enlightenment, the Buddha could remember ... also uses images to teach about life after death.