A fascinating story about the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, covering the main milestones of his epochal biography: a miraculous birth, awareness of the endless suffering of living beings, the struggle against temptations, the search and finding of a genuine path to liberation. It weaves together stories from ancient Indian parables, epic poems and the first biographies of the Buddha, which show us how the story of the greatest thinker was born, who changed the way billions of people look at the world.The famous philosopher, writer and orientalist Juan Arnau, referring to a number of unique sources, carefully recreates the events of the life of one of the greatest thinkers from the first days on Earth to the transition to a state of genuine nirvana. On the pages of his book, not only the Buddha himself comes to life, but also his family, close people and many of his followers.