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Life of Shakyamuni Buddha Part 1: Source Texts, and Birth Through Homeleaving
Life of Shakyamuni Buddha Part 1: Source Texts, and Birth Through Homeleaving
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Buddhism began when Siddhartha Gautama experienced a spiritual awakening over 2,500 years ago in India, and became an “awakened one,” or Buddha. Over the course of two episodes, I tell the story of the Buddha’s life from birth to death, while carefully explaining the sources of information we have about his life - because that’s an important part of the history, too!
Released:
Apr 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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