"An End to Suffering" tells of Pankaj Mishra\'s search to understand the Buddha\'s relevance in today\'s world, where religious violence, poverty and terrorism prevail.
Mishra ultimately reaches an enlightenment.
As he travels among Islamists and the emerging Hindu Muslim class in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Mishra explores the myths and places of the Buddha\'s life, the West\'s "discovery" of Buddhism, and the impact of Buddhist ideas on such modern politicians as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. "An End to Suffering" tells of Pankaj Mishra\'s search to understand the Buddha\'s relevance in today\'s world, where religious violence, poverty and terrorism prevail