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In today\\u2019s FBA Podcast, Vishvapani delivers \\u201cThe Buddha\\u2019s Personality\\u201d, the third talk in his dynamic new series from the launch of the book \\u201cGautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One\\u201d. (Quercus, 2011)

Great artists have tried and failed to grasp the essence of the Buddha\\u2019s character. Beyond the narrative and the drama, what was the Buddha actually like? And what can be gleaned from the diverse sources that tell us about him? In this reflective talk Vishavapani looks behind the veils of history, legend and the texts themselves to conjur a vivid, felt image of the Buddha\\u2019s personality. In a series of beautifully observed close-up drawings from the Pali Canon we are left with a portrait of spiritual genius that is both enigmatically distant and thoroughly human.

Vishvapani is a well known figure in the Triratna Buddhist Community and is a regular contributer on the BBC\\u2019s \\u2018Thought for the Day\\u2019.

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, February 2011.