The Life & Works of Buddhaghosa

The Life & Works of Buddhaghosa
Author: Bimala Churn Law
Publisher:
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2005
Genre: Buddhist priests
ISBN:

Buddhaghosa, commentator of the Theravāda school of Buddhism.

The Life of Buddha as Legend and History

The Life of Buddha as Legend and History
Author: Edward Joseph Thomas
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780486411323

This scholarly work offers a fascinating examination of the lore surrounding the life of Buddha. From his ancestry, birth, and youth to his final days, it chronicles Buddha's preaching, his 20 years' wandering, the establishment of rival schools of philosophy, and much more -- including thought-provoking perspectives on Buddhism as religion and philosophy.

The Forerunner of All Things

The Forerunner of All Things
Author: Maria Heim
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199331030

Scholars have long been intrigued by the Buddha's defining action (karma) as intention. This book explores systematically how intention, agency, and moral psychology were interpreted in all branches of early Theravada thought, paying special attention to the thought of the 5th-century commentator Buddhaghosa.

The Life of the Buddha

The Life of the Buddha
Author: Bhikkhu Nyanamoli
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1992
Genre: Buddhists
ISBN: 9552400635

Among the numerous lives of the Buddha, this volume may well claim a place of its own. Composed entirely from texts of the Pali Canon, the oldest authentic record, it portrays an image of the Buddha which is vivid, warm, and moving. Chapters on the Buddha's personality and doctrine are especially illuminating, and the translation is marked by lucidity and dignity throughout.