"A colorful and comprehensive chronicle of Siddhartha's life in India, this book documents the travels and experiences that led to the enlightenment of the young Buddha. It is filled with images of rural India--its animals, wilderness, people, and legends. The narrative has a sweetly formal simplicity, although it also possesses the ease and conversational quality of more modern styles. Rather than calling this book a channeled or written work, the publishers describe it as "received" knowledge. It was conceived by associates of Abd-ru-shin (Oskar Ernst Bernhardt, 1875-1941). This is a charming and devout recitation of the life of Buddha." -- NAPRA ReView, ABA, 1996