The Life of the Buddha: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life of the Buddha runs 16.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jinananda Jinananda and Leighton Pughl and others (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 16.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jinananda Jinananda
Jinananda Jinananda narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 88 hours in all.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Life of the Buddha is an audiobook by Bhikkhu ñanamoli: a 16.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jinananda Jinananda, Leighton Pughl and John Foliy and others, released July 22, 2016, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jinananda Jinananda, Leighton Pughl, John Foliy, Hayward B. Morse, Nicolette Mckenzie
- Released
- July 22, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
- ISBN
- 9781004132836
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Life of the Buddha as an audiobook?
The Life of the Buddha runs 16.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.
Is The Life of the Buddha free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Life of the Buddha?
The Life of the Buddha is narrated by Jinananda Jinananda, Leighton Pughl, John Foliy and Hayward B. Morse and others.
Is The Life of the Buddha worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.4 hours.