Reading Diary B: Buddhist Legends

I did not enjoy the second half of The Life of Buddha as much as I enjoyed the first half. I felt like the first half was more interesting or entertaining. Despite it did enjoy some of the stories for instance, I enjoyed the story Siddhartha Leads a Life of Please. In this chapter, it talks about Siddhartha's extravagant and happy life. He is happily married to Gopa. He lives in a beautiful palace. He is ruler of one of the most powerful kingdoms. What more could you ask for? Another chapter that I enjoyed was Gopa's Dream. In this chapter Gopa's has a dream. It is more like a nightmare. She has a nightmare that the trees uprooted and shattered, the moon and stars fell out of the sky, she stripped naked, her crown was gone, and there were meteors shooting across the sky. Gopa woke up from this dream and confided to the prince. The prince conformted her by telling her that her dream was not a nightmare but a prophecy that her future looks good.

(Siddhartha)