Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 258 Arnold, Edwin, Sir 1832 1904 The Light of Asia Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jake Jaqua and David Widger "The Light of Asia" by Sir Edwin Arnold is a poetic narrative written during the late 19th century. The work centers on the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha, exploring his journey from royal privilege to enlightenment and compassionate teaching. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Siddhartha's birth as a legendary event full of auspicious signs and celestial anticipation. It describes Queen Maya's prophetic dreams, the joy surrounding Siddhartha's arrival, and his early experiences marked by innocence and innate kindness. As he grows, Siddhartha begins to observe the suffering of the world and questions the nature of life, which leads him to meditate on the fundamental truths of existence. This poignant beginning foreshadows the profound journey of discovery that Siddhartha will undertake as he seeks to uncover the path to end human suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Buddhism -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 254312 254313 2024-10-04T09:17:47.174671 2023-10-04T08:34:59.234925 text/html text/html 252752 2014-05-31T10:47:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii 95717 2014-05-31T10:48:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 164977 2024-10-04T09:17:54.688670 application/epub+zip 171607 2024-10-04T09:17:49.197674 application/epub+zip 171606 2024-10-04T09:17:47.923659 application/epub+zip 287242 2024-10-04T09:17:57.378652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303736 2024-10-04T09:17:53.973651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279680 2022-09-04T12:33:04.048313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245504 245482 2024-10-04T09:17:46.715699 2023-10-04T08:34:58.894926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 245334 2014-05-31T10:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94028 2014-05-31T10:48:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19097 2024-10-04T09:17:57.511619 application/rdf+xml 12281 2024-10-04T09:17:48.472653 image/jpeg 3390 2024-10-04T09:17:48.195663 image/jpeg 161420 2024-10-04T09:17:47.196697 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia