The great chronicle of the life and teachings of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, from his beginnings in India 2500 years ago. A close examination of the Four Noble Truths: from the monastic rules and doctrinal treatises to meditation, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, the different Zen schools, and their masters or the New Age Buddhism.Discover the fascinating origins and evolution of Buddhism, through the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, the Awakened One, whose teachings gave birth to the Indian, Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese Buddhism.Learn the origins of the three major schools of Buddhism: the Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana through the great schisms that rocked the Sangha, the monastic community, at the beginning of the Christian era.Learn the essential teachings, doctrines, conceptions of life and afterlife, philosophies, and meditation techniques of Buddhism, its relationship to Hinduism, its magic and esoteric peculiarities, its political trials and its considerable religious and spiritual influence in the world.