Buddha Audiobook by Karen Armstrong

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/32/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Buddha Author: Karen Armstrong Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-14-05 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 262 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures Publisher's Summary: This rich, timely, and highly original portrait of the Buddha explores both the archetypal religious icon and Buddha the man. In lucid and compelling prose, Armstrong brings to life the Buddha's quest, from his renunciation of his privileged life to the discovery of a truth that he believed would utterly transform human beings and enable them to live at peace in the midst of life's suffering. Buddha also expands to focus and meditate on the culture and history of the time, as well as the Buddha's place in the spiritual history of humanity, and the special relevance of his teachings to our own society as we again face a crisis of faith. ©2001 Karen Armstrong; (P)2001 Books on Tape, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Religious historian Armstrong succeeds brilliantly in creating a compelling and illuminating portrait." (Booklist) "This handsome and solid portrait is sure to become a classic; it is a refined and readable biography of a pivotal character in human history." (Publishers Weekly) "Armstrong combines the abilities of storyteller, historian, and interpreter of Buddhist thought to create a work that is both fascinating and informative." (Library Journal) "[A] fascinating biography....Kate Reading superbly moves along the text, keeping pace with Armstrong's ideas and hypotheses." (AudioFile)