About the book: 1995 / “Buddha” is the first novel in Russia about the outstanding son of the Earth, philosopher and founder of one of the three great religions of the world. He lived in the fifth century BC and was the son of an Aryan king, but he left the palace and began to seek the truth. And he found it, going through suffering and torment, and became an enlightened Buddha, and people saw the heavenly light around his head, and followed him, and became brothers and sisters to each other.