{"product_id":"buddha-9780143034360","title":"Buddha","description":"With such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eA History of God and Islam\u003c\/i\u003e, Karen Armstrong has consistently delivered \"penetrating, readable, and prescient\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) works that have lucidly engaged a wide range of religions and religious issues. In \u003ci\u003eBuddha\u003c\/i\u003e she turns to a figure whose thought is still reverberating throughout the world 2,500 years after his death.\u003cp\u003eMany know the Buddha only from seeing countless serene, iconic images. But what of the man himself and the world he lived in? What did he actually do in his roughly eighty years on earth that spawned one of the greatest religions in world history? Armstrong tackles these questions and more by examining the life and times of the Buddha in this engrossing philosophical biography. Against the tumultuous cultural background of his world, she blends history, philosophy, mythology, and biography to create a compelling and illuminating portrait of a man whose awakening continues to inspire millions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143034360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.14h x 4.98w x 0.63d","brand":"Karen Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634876706972,"sku":"9780143034360","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f5216b0c-0b2b-42e0-beb0-1195938a2cfa.jpg?v=1603837888","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/buddha-9780143034360","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}