[Buddha-l] Life of Buddha by Tezuka

[Curt Steinmetz]

As in most things I am very inconsistent in my literary criticism - 
there are even some "Complete Idiots" books that I have enjoyed - Linda 
Johnsen's "Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism" for example.

Speaking of which, there is actually a "Complete Idiot's Guide to the 
Life of the Buddha" - anyone read that or know anything about it's 
author, Victoria Urubshurow?

Here are two other candidates that I am actually more interested in:

Hajime Nakamura's "Gotama Buddha: A Biography Based on the Most Reliable 
Texts", and

Bhikkhu Nanamoli's "The Life of the Buddha: According to the Pali Canon".

Curt

Franz Metcalf wrote:
> Gang,
>
> Curt wrote, about _Old Path White Clouds_,
>
>> I read that when it first came out. I really liked the content - but 
>> I just can't stand his writing style, which to my ear sounds like he 
>> is channeling Fred Rogers.
>
> Might be tough to read such language for a whole (and long) book, I 
> suppose. Still, I think Fred Rogers was a real bodhisattva. Here's his 
> Wikipedia entry, for those who don't know him (probably everyone 
> outside the US): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers
>
> I didn't know he was a minister. That goes to show the gentle nature 
> of his spirituality. An incarnation of Avalokiteśvara?
>
> Franz
>
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