Synopses & Reviews
With so much interest in the teachings of Buddhism, what do we actually know about the life of Siddhartha, who later became known as the Buddha? Prince of Dharma tells that story with the help of 50 exquisite paintings by the renowned Indian artist B. G. Sharma, who approaches his task with all the devotion of a traditional Hindu who reveres the Buddha as the ninth incarnation of Vishnu.
At a time when religious intolerance threatens world peace, it is worth remembering the shared reverence for the Buddha that has allowed Hindus and Buddhists to live peacefully side by side in Asia for 2500 years. Prince of Dharma is a unique presentation of the Buddha's story, because it draws upon the classic sources of both the Buddhist and the Hindu tradition to tell the story of a man who was born a Hindu prince, but who by his constant questioning and personal magnetism founded a new religious path that transformed the life of India and much of Asia.
Synopsis
With over sixty stunning plates of original art, Prince of Dharma is a bold and glorious rendering of the life of the Buddha by author Ranchor Prime, who brings to life the inspired work of award-winning artist B.G. Sharma with a sensitive, immensely readable, and rarely seen biography of the Buddha. From his birth as a prince to his final lesson in achieving nirvana, Sharma captures it all. Ornamented throughout with quotes from A Dhammapada for Contemplation by Ajahn Munindo, the combination of Prime's story and Sharma's art culminate in the most unique contribution to the canon of Buddhist literature and art that has emerged since the Buddha took birth thousands of years ago.