Two thousand five hundred years ago, a sage wandered along the dusty roads of North India, teaching the path to peace and enlightenment. Today the gentle words of Gautama Buddha have been transformed into a world religion. This is the story of a prince nurtured in luxury and wealth, walking away in search of the ultimate truth – the true meaning of life. For the compassionate Siddhartha, prince of the Sakya clan, wanted to find a way for people to face the pain and sorrows of their lives. The four noble truths explain the reason for human suffering. The noble eightfold path shows the way to spiritual tranquillity and finally nirvana. What is amazing is that the Buddha’s teachings continue to be relevant today.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kadambari Kaul
Kadambari Kaul was born into a family of lawyers, scholars, theosophists and educationists. She grew up in an environment where she was exposed to stimulating conversation and literature and the windows of the mind opened to a much wider world. She began seeking answers about the true meaning of existence; why things are the way they are and not how they should be.She began expressing her thoughts in poetry. Kadambari learnt early in life that moments of suffering are in truth moments of Grace, as she turned towards the ancient wisdom of the scriptures for guidance. A Sociology Honours graduate from Elphinstone College, Bombay,Kadambari Kaul is the author of 'Gautama Buddha - A Noble life,' published in 2003, followed by 'Verses from the Dhammapada,' published in 2007. Both the aforementioned books received positive reviews in the national press, with the latter now included in the library collections of the Heidelberg University, Germany and the National Taiwan University. Verses from the Dhammapada was also selected by the reviewers of Karuna Bodhisattva Order for originality.
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