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‘Knowing’ the Buddha

May 26th, 2011

Free Buddhist Audio In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, we preview our next podcast, “The Buddha’s Personality” by Vishvapani with the segment: “‘Knowing’ the Buddha”. This is from the third talk in the Vishvapani’s new series launching the book “Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One”. (Quercus, 2011)

“The suttas give us a vividly real Buddha who walks the roads, inhabits the cities and the plains, an untamed free spirit, a powerful presence who we can know but we cannot necessarily comprehend.”

Vishvapani is a well known figure in the Triratna Buddhist Community and is a regular contributor on the BBC’s ‘Thought for the Day’.

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, February 2011.

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Posted in Blogroll, Dharmabytes, Free Buddhist Audio | Tags: Bliss, Earth, Formless, Sage, Sutta, Utterance
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‘Knowing’ the Buddha

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Amanda said: On January 17, 2012

Dear FBA,,

I was wondering where this image of the Buddha is from?

Thnaks

Amanda
harry mathews said: On January 18, 2012

i am answering the question as you did so..
well Buddha himself have spoken i am sinner who abandon his wife and only son,
and its up to you brother, what you speak? and what you believe..
regards -Mathews

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