About the Book: SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE: Life Lessons from the Buddha
The Buddha (563483 bce), also known as Siddhartha Gautama, was one of the
greatest philosophers of the world. He was born a prince of the Shakya clan of
Kapilavastu in present-day Nepal in sixth century bce. While leading a life of
luxury and comfort, he was shocked to see the universality of suffering. He
renounced his family, rank, and material possessions at the age of twenty-nine
to search for deliverance from old age, illness, and death. He led the life of
an ascetic for many years and attained enlightenment at the age