The word Buddha means The Awakened One, coming from the Sanskrit root budh – ‘to wake’. He is a man who has woken fully, as if from a deep sleep, to discover that suffering, like a dream, is over. The historical Buddha was however a man like any other, but an exceptional one; what he rediscovered was a way that anyone can walk, providing that they are so inclined.
Zen and the Ways – Trevor Leggett, The Buddhist Society Trust, 2017.
Yoka Daishi’s Realizing the Way – Translation and Commentary by the Venerable Myokyo-ni, The Buddhist Society Trust, 2017.
What the Buddha Taught – Walpola Rahula, Oneworld Publications, 1997.
Towards Wholeness – Translations and Commentary by the Venerable Myokyo-ni, The Buddhist Society Trust, 2018.
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