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In a lecture to celebrate the anniversary of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Sangharakshita tells the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha-to-be, up to the time of his Enlightenment, drawing out the significance of some of the key events.
N.B. 3 episodes missing from original recording.
Talk given in 1972.
| 1. | Celebrating Buddha Day (7:19) | |
| 2. | The way to Enlightenment: stages of progress and actual events in the Buddha's life (13:03) | |
| 3. | The Buddha's early life (6:42) | |
| 4. | Suddhodana's guidance (5:21) | |
| 5. | The Four Sights (10:28) | |
| 6. | Going Forth and the exchange of clothes; asceticism; abandonment by companions (5:30) | |
| 7. | Accepting help and the Enlightenment (11:10) | |
| 8. | The meaning of the Four Sights for us (10:29) | |
| 9. | Going Forth from the family (6:12) | |
| 10. | Going Forth from social, economic, and cultural groups (6:33) | |
| 11. | Giving up the princely dress [N.B. last three episodes missing] (2:22) | |
| 12. | Conclusion (1:52) |
Total running time: 1:27:01
