The BuddhaFrom one of the worlds leading Buddhist scholars, a deeply researched and unprecedented portrait of the Buddha Like Jesus and Muhammad, the Buddha is one of the most significant figures in history. But is he a historical figure? In this revelatory book, The Buddha, Donald S. Lopez Jr. explores this question and considers what is at stake in the answer. Using stories of the Buddhas lifedrawn from the earliest biographies, the work of other scholars,