The Buddha from Babylon: The Lost History and Cosmic Vision of Siddhartha Gautama - Softcover

To know the truth of where and how Buddhism all began still holds mystery...The Buddha from Babylon could be the answer to many questions... This is a fascinating and hugely informative read. -- Mariel Hemingway, actor and producer; host of Spiritual Cinema; co-author of Running with Nature Harvey Kraft's ambitious and groundbreaking book, The Buddha from Babylon, challenges conventional beliefs about who the Buddha actually was and shows how Buddhism began just as the military might of the Persian Empire arises. -- David Rasch, PhD, Psychologist/Ombuds at Stanford University, and author of The Blocked Writer's Book of the Dead Mr. Kraft will take you on a roller coaster of historical information; describing the cycle of religions in ancient times that were based on power and greed. -- Robyn Lebron, author, Searching for Spiritual Unity: A Guide to Forty of the World's Religions Harvey Kraft's perspective as a spiritual archaeologist allows him to merge his keen understanding of Buddhism and ancient religions into a unique perspective that is at once insightful and revolutionary. -- Dan Shafer, author of The Power of I AM, and the international bestseller, HyperTalk Programming

The sudden death of the Persian Emperor in 522 BCE is one of history's great mysteries. Was his demise self-inflicted, accidental, an assassination or due to natural causes? The author contends that during this incident Siddhartha Gautama may have been the leader of Babylon's Magi, an interfaith order that assumes governance of the region. The situation explodes when Darius the Great seizes the throne. Simultaneously the Magi Order is purged as Siddhartha, prince of the Saka nation, heads back east to the Indus. Could this event have inspired the creation of Buddhism as a pacifist movement dedicated to the pursuit of self-transformation, goodwill, and universal compassion? The Buddha from Babylon: The Lost History and Cosmic Vision of Siddhartha Gautama uncovers new evidence that solves this ages-old mystery and discovers Babylonian influences in the Buddha's revelations.