Project Gutenberg 2006-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 384 Olcott, Henry Steel 1832 1907 Olcott, H. S. (Henry Steel) The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons" by Henry Steel Olcott is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, emphasizing his journey from royal privilege to spiritual enlightenment. It addresses the underlying philosophies of Buddhism, showcasing the ways in which Buddha's insights continue to resonate with humanity's search for meaning and truth. In this work, Olcott delves into the key aspects of Buddha's life, highlighting his early years as a royal prince, his renunciation of worldly pleasures, and his quest for understanding human suffering. The author argues that the essence of Buddha's teachings revolves around the impermanence of the material world and the pursuit of spiritual truth, culminating in the state of Nirvana—a liberation from suffering. Throughout the text, Olcott encourages readers to appreciate the profound moral lessons derived from Buddha’s life, including compassion, selflessness, and the quest for inner peace, urging a return to the foundational principles of Buddhism as a means to navigate the complexities of modern existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Gautama Buddha BQ Text Buddhism Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Biographies Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 51028 2025-06-07T16:10:04.965458 text/html 48265 2006-04-17T16:41:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 18498 2006-04-17T16:43:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 95346 2025-06-07T16:10:10.536446 application/epub+zip 93813 2025-06-07T16:10:08.058454 application/epub+zip 85296 2025-06-07T16:10:06.823479 application/epub+zip 215600 2025-06-07T16:10:12.346424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208007 2025-06-07T16:10:09.801431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166563 2022-09-08T15:10:59.500964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43007 2025-06-07T16:10:04.679472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42819 2006-04-17T16:40:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17070 2006-04-17T16:43:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 42656 2006-04-17T16:43:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 16977 2006-04-17T16:43:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 42651 2006-04-17T16:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16955 2006-04-17T16:43:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22597 2025-06-07T16:10:12.499418 application/rdf+xml 15896 2025-06-07T16:10:07.393452 image/jpeg 3930 2025-06-07T16:10:07.110458 image/jpeg 93118 2025-06-07T16:10:04.971461 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia