Gautama Buddha (A Life in Stories)

When Prince Siddhartha goes on a ride through the city, he sees an old man, a sick person, a dead body and an ascetic trying to find the cause of human suffering.

These four sights change his life, leading to his renunciation of the world and the eventual birth of Buddhism. Read about the Buddha's life, youth and enlightenment in this collection of beautiful stories.

Maria Denjongpa is an English teacher, writer, and maker of paper mache masks. One of the founding members of Taktse International School in Sikkim, she loves reading aloud to her students during the day, and to her husband at night. She also likes slipping her hands into warm paper mache, and talking to her sons, Pintso and Aka, over Skype.

**Contents and Sample Pages**