The Buddha from Babylon : The Lost History and Cosmic Vision of Siddhartha Gautama

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910159426403321
• Autore: Kraft Harvey
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cork, : BookBaby, 2014
• ISBN: 1-59079-261-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (787 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/63
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Praise for The Buddha from Babylon; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Special Acknowledgment; Contents; PREFACE; The Buddha from Babylon; Spiritual Archeology: About the Author's Method of Research and Analysis; About the Lotus Sutra; A Note to the Reader; INTRODUCTION; In Search of the Buddha's Biography; The Origins of the Buddha; Finding Babil; Siddhartha in Babylon; Emperor of Persia; The Purge; Destination Indus; Universal Truth; Being of Three Minds; The Grand Perch; Super Cosmic System; Chapter One; THE DUAL COSMOLOGY; The Big Breakthrough; Unseen Spirits; Shamans; Mondial CosmologyDivine Power; Accountability; The First Settlements; Religious Institutions and Royal Bloodlines; Living Gods; Organized Religion; Supreme Power; The Epic Drought; Monotheism; The Rig Veda; Future Streams; Chapter Two; FROM DOMINATION TO IMMORTALITY; Creation of the Gods; The Next Generation; The Celestial Road; Readings; The Soul of Egypt; A Race to the Top; The Sun Outshines All; In Search of Immortality; Babylon's God; Mountain Lions; Cosmic Movements; The Observatory; Chapter Three; CROSSROADS; Arrival of the Magi; Brutality; Babylon Resurrected; The Emperor's Dream; The RootAscetics; Cyrus; The Reluctant Emperor; Chapter Four; LEAVING BABYLON; The Insult; The Cover-Up; A Convenient Suicide; Behind the Scenes; Zoroaster Speaks; Vultures; The Great Fall; Sin and Soul; Indra; Skepticism; The Arrival; Chapter Five; STARGAZER; Victory; Distant Goals; The New Nobility; Liberation; Fields of Existence; Star ; Worlds; Essence; Change; Enlightening Beings; Lotus Treasury; The Climb; Chapter Six; THE STATES OF SUFFERING; Kuru Kingdom; Samsara; Karma; Debate; Redesigning Heaven; Chase; Chapter Seven; RELATIVITY; The Circle; Bonds; Enchanted Creatures; Cosmic Time; In the MiddleEyes and Lands; The Three Vehicles; The Peak; Training; Threefold Body; Compassion; Paradox of Attainment; Chapter Eight; PERFECTLY ENDOWED; New Direction; The Missing Link; First Assembly; Quickness; Once Upon a Time; Trap; One Vehicle; Predictions; Precious Seven; Real Nirvana; Chapter Nine; LOTUS COSMOLOGY; Forgiveness; Extinction; Treasure Tower; The Ascensions; Resurrection; Ultimate Buddha; Everlasting Omnipresence; The Antidote; Never Resting; AFTERWORD; Babylon After the Buddha; True Self; Instant Enlightenment; Wicked Babylon; Xerxes; Alexander in Babylon; Surviving; Modern EyeThe Conversation; GLOSSARIES; Doctrines; Key Terms; Sacred Figures; Key Historical Figures; INDEXES; Index of Deities; Index of Sacred Literature; Index of Buddhism; Index of Ancient History; ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Sommario/riassunto: Ongoing major efforts are underway to learn more about the life of Jesus and teachings, yet little to no attempt has been made to date regarding the real lifetime of another religious giant, the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. That's about to change. Based on a variety of reliable sources, linguistics evidence, archeological clues, and inter