Video: Seeking the Buddha in History

by Vishvapani | Aug 23, 2011 | Audio & Video, Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, Talks | 1 comment

The Buddha of history is not the same as the archetypal Buddha, but we can come close to him through the words he left behind and though imagination. This was a keynote talk at the 2011 Triratna Buddhist Order Convention and reveals the Buddha to be a man of humour and intelligence with an uncanny gift for communication as well … and something more as well

See the text of this talk here

Written by Vishvapani Blomfield

I’m a writer and teacher of Buddhism, mindfulness and meditation based in Cardiff, UK and a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order. My biography of the Buddha was published in 2011

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1 Comment

  1. Very engaging talk — I learned a great deal about the historical Buddha.

    Thank you for having posted this.

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