Season 3 · Episode 3
Buddha the Prophet: The Republics, Slaves and Ethics of Early India
Echoes Of India: A History Podcast
August 2, 202139m 45s
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Show Notes
In Episode 3 of Echoes of India, we'll begin to follow the extraordinary career of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. How did one person, emerging from the forests in the 5th century BCE, become a prophet, leading thousands of people in one of the most important religious movements in human history?
How was he perceived in his time? And as one of the many preachers and renunciants wandering around the Gangetic Plains, what did the average person really think of Siddhartha Gautama and his ilk?
How was he perceived in his time? And as one of the many preachers and renunciants wandering around the Gangetic Plains, what did the average person really think of Siddhartha Gautama and his ilk?
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KarmaEchoes Of IndiaGangetic PlainsPleasuresSouth IndiaReligionStrugglesPreachFarmersForestsJeeva.ProphetHistoryBrahminsAsokaKosalaRenounceSiddhartha GautamaUjjainBuddha