num_pages: 240
description: A portrait of the Buddha explores his identities both as an archetypal religious icon and as a man, chronicling his journey from his decision to leave a life of ease and power to his attainment of spiritual enlightenment.
language: English
title: Buddha
titlecomplete: Buddha
characters: Gautama Siddhartha Buddha
genres: History, Philosophy, Religion, Buddhism, India, Asia, Spirituality, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 5103
publisher: Viking