Buddha. The Life of the Awakened

An engaging account of the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, covering the key milestones of his monumental biography: the miraculous birth, the realization of the infinite suffering of living beings, the struggle with temptations, the search for and attainment of the true path to liberation. Here, stories from ancient Indian fables, epic poems, and the earliest biographies of the Buddha intertwine, showing us how the tale of the greatest thinker who changed the worldview of billions was born.
The renowned philosopher, writer, and oriental scholar Juan Arnau, drawing on a range of unique sources, meticulously reconstructs the events of the life of one of the greatest thinkers from his first days on Earth to his transition into a state of true nirvana. On the pages of his book, not only does the Buddha come to life, but also his family, loved ones, and many of his followers.