Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 660 Arnold, Edwin, Sir 1832 1904 The Light of Asia Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_of_Asia Produced by Jake Jaqua and David Widger "The Light of Asia" by Sir Edwin Arnold is a poetic narrative written during the late 19th century. The work centers on the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha, exploring his journey from royal privilege to enlightenment and compassionate teaching. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Siddhartha's birth as a legendary event full of auspicious signs and celestial anticipation. It describes Queen Maya's prophetic dreams, the joy surrounding Siddhartha's arrival, and his early experiences marked by innocence and innate kindness. As he grows, Siddhartha begins to observe the suffering of the world and questions the nature of life, which leads him to meditate on the fundamental truths of existence. This poignant beginning foreshadows the profound journey of discovery that Siddhartha will undertake as he seeks to uncover the path to end human suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Buddhism -- Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Religion/Spirituality 254415 2025-07-04T07:29:37.997607 text/html 252752 2014-05-31T10:47:02 text/html 165057 2025-07-04T07:29:44.581601 application/epub+zip 171602 2025-07-04T07:29:39.783579 application/epub+zip 171602 2025-07-04T07:29:38.654621 application/epub+zip 287288 2025-07-04T07:29:46.951557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303736 2025-07-04T07:29:43.927604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279680 2022-09-04T12:33:04.048313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245504 2025-07-04T07:29:37.584625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245334 2014-05-31T10:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18221 2025-07-04T07:29:47.083577 application/rdf+xml 12281 2025-07-04T07:29:39.138595 image/jpeg 3390 2025-07-04T07:29:38.895584 image/jpeg 95717 2014-05-31T10:48:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 94028 2014-05-31T10:48:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 161461 2025-07-04T07:29:38.019584 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