The Light of Asia - Sir Edwin Arnold & GP Editors

The Light of Asia

Author: Sir Edwin Arnold & GP Editors

Release Date: 15/06/2018
Genre: Buddhism
$0.99
Download Book

Description

The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold is a classic, weaves through its poetic verses the life and philosophy of Prince Siddhartha Gautama who attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree and became the Buddha. Receiving high acclaim since its publication in 1879, Edwin Arnold's work was adapted from the Lalitavistara Sutra (The Unfolding of the Play.) In the time before this work came out, little was known about Buddhism or the Buddha outside of Asia.