title: Prince Siddhartha: The Story of Buddha
author: Jonathan Landaw
description: "Highly recommended." (<i>Mid-West Book Review</i>)<br /><br />"Superb writing and illustrations merge to produce another of those rare books that no child's bookshelf should be without." (<i>Light of Consciousness</i>)<br /><br />"The early life of the Indian prince is presented with enough simplicity that a young reader has no trouble identifying with a child who lived long ago and far away." (<i>Tricycle</i>)<br /><br />"The fascinating story of the Buddha has been narrated so vividly as to inspire the imagination of children of all ages." (<i>East and West</i>)<br /><br />"A must-have on the list of any parent interested in exposing a child to the basics of Buddhism is <I>Prince Siddhartha: The Story of Buddha</I>. This work is a movingly simple retelling of the story of the Buddha's birth and enlightenment. Written by Buddhist scholar Jonathan Landaw, with vivid watercolors by artist Janet Brooke, the book is written in language preschoolers can easily absorb, laid out in short chapters perfect for bedtime reading. A companion coloring book includes line drawings of each of the images." (<i>Beliefnet.com</i>)
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  Buddha and Prince Siddhartha Buddha v. 15.11, www.philaletheians.co.uk, 7 February 2018 
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  Buddha and 
  Prince Siddhartha Buddha 
  
  CONFUSING WORDS SERIES 
  BUDDHA AND BUDDHA SIDDHARTHA 
  Buddha and Prince Siddhartha Buddha v. 15.11, www.philaletheians.co.uk, 7 February 2018 
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  Buddha 
  [Buddha is] “The Enlightened.” The highest degree of knowledge. To become a Bud-
  dha one has 
   To break through the bondage of sense and personality; 
   To acquire a complete perception of the REAL SELF and learn not to separate it 
  from all other selves; 
   To learn by experience the utter unreality of all phenomena of the visible Kos-
  mos foremost of all; 
   To reach a complete detachment from all that is evanescent and finite, and 
   To live while yet on Earth in the immortal and the everlasting alone, in a su-
  preme state of holiness. 
  Prince Siddhartha Buddha 
  Buddha Siddhārtha [is] the name given to Gautama, the Prince of Kapilavastu, at his 
  birth. It is 