Buddha: Life and Work of the Forerunner in India

by Anonymous

Book by Grail Foundation Press

Paperback

Published March 1, 1996

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Jordon Gyarmathy]

This was strange. Usually the books I read have authors. I spent half of my time reading this book trying to figure out what the intention of the creator of this book was. Did the historical Buddha really speak of an "Eternal One" or "God" in a singular form, concepts that sound so Christian to my modern mind. It seems unlikely but I do not know. I am also astounded by how little is talked about what I have always thought the core tenants of Buddhism are. The four noble truths are explored but never explicitly listed and set out, and the eightfold path is set out explicitly once and almost never mentioned thenceforth. Again, this was strange.

[Jazzy]

To form a complete picture, which will bring about an understanding of how past and present events are connected, the Forerunners series should be read in this order:

1: Hjalfdar (Ephesus) - Prehistoric times
2: Krishna - India
3: Zoroaster/Zarathustra - Iran
4: Lao-Tse - China
5: Buddha - India
6: Mohammed - Arabia

[Debbi Weiss]

Excellent story and information of Buddha, but I felt it was a dry read in the way it was presented.