EsoteriaA library of sacred & hidden knowledge
The library · Shelves
The Life of the Buddha According to the Pali CanonBhikkhu Ñāṇamoli

Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

The Life of the Buddha According to the Pali Canon

by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli

An English monk's arrangement of passages from the Pali scriptures into a continuous life of the Buddha, with narrators' voices marking the sources. It shows how much, and how little, of the traditional biography is found in the canonical texts.

View on Amazon

Nearby on the shelf

All books on Buddhism →
Cover of An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices An Introduction to BuddhismPeter Harvey Cover of Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism Introduction to Tibetan BuddhismJohn Powers Cover of Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan Jodo ShinshuJames C. Dobbins Cover of Kukai: Major Works KukaiYoshito S. Hakeda Cover of The Land of Bliss: The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light The Land of BlissLuis O. Gómez Cover of The Legend of King Asoka: A Study and Translation of the Asokavadana The Legend of King AsokaJohn S. Strong Cover of Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan Letters of the Nun EshinniJames C. Dobbins Life of the Buddha (Buddhacarita)Ashvaghosha Life of the Buddha (Buddhacarita)Ashvaghosha Cover of The Light of Asia The Light of AsiaEdwin Arnold Cover of The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya The Long Discourses of the BuddhaMaurice Walshe Cover of The Lotus Sutra The Lotus SutraBurton Watson The Lotus SutraDonald S. Lopez Jr. The Lotus SutraDonald S. Lopez Jr. Cover of The Mahavamsa, or the Great Chronicle of Ceylon The Mahavamsa, or the Great Chronicle of CeylonWilhelm Geiger Cover of Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations Mahayana BuddhismPaul Williams Cover of Maitreya, the Future Buddha Maitreya, the Future BuddhaAlan Sponberg and Helen Hardacre Cover of The Making of Buddhist Modernism The Making of Buddhist ModernismDavid L. McMahan