The Buddha: His Life Retold

By Robert Allen Mitchell

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557784426
• ISBN13: 9781557784421
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Paragon House
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

ill never forget this book

i was reading this book when i achieved enlightenment.the very line was something about hunger being the greatest evil.then it hit me like a ton of philisophical bricks.since everything wordly must be let go of,the one thing that would attatch you to this world would be the one thing you have to do to srat alive."bodies demand great evil .to know this truly is to nirvana.the highest happiness".that was the line.so im not guaranteeing enlightenment or anything but this is the book that did it for me after many many hours of searching for enlightenment,it all happened for me here.

The Buddha retold well!!

Filled with the very compassion of The Buddha's teaching, this accessible book is not only a must for any student of Eastern thought, but for strangers to The Buddha. This is a great start! I recommend this book highly to all those who wish to explore for the first time, as students of religious studies, mythology,or those in need of a novel approach to how the Perfect One taught the Dharma. R.A.Mitchell's style is full of the liveliness and humor sometimes lacking in many modern versions.

A modern script about Buddha's life

This is a history written with a great sensitivity, based on ancient texts, but told as a modern script (almost a hollywood script). I can't imagine a buddha nearer to us. Only a question: ¿When the movie? (Excuse my english)

Worth the Read for Buddhists and Non-Buddhists Alike

I highly recommend this book to anyone beginning to study the Buddha's life or to the merely curious. Mr. Mitchell's portrayl of the Buddha is one of the most vibrant and real I have ever encountered; and I have read many books on the subject. While not highly scholarly it brings this most compassionate of humanity's teachers to life right before your eyes. It has wide range in that it covers the scope of Siddharta Gautama's life. From the miraculous stories of his birth to his 45 year ministry. I highly recommend this book to Buddhists and Non-Buddhists alike.