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Title
The Gospel of Buddha
Author
Paul Carus
Illustrator
Olga Kopetzky
(1870 - 1928)
Year
1917
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION
.
PAGE
I.
Rejoice
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1
II.
Samsāra and Nirvāna
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2
III.
Truth the Saviour
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5
PRINCE SIDDHATTHA BECOMES BUDDHA.
IV.
The Bodhisatta's Birth
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7
V.
The Ties of Life
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13
VI.
The Three Woes
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14
VII.
The Bodhisatta's Renunciation
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
19
VIII.
King Bimbisāra
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
25
IX.
The Bodhisatta's Search
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
29
X.
Uruvelā, the Place of Mortification
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
34
XI.
Māra, the Evil One
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
36
XII.
Enlightenment
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
39
XIII.
The First Converts
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
42
XIV.
Brahmā's Request
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4
THE FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
XV.
Upaka
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
47
XVI.
The Sermon at Benares
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
49
XVII.
The Sangha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
56
XVIII.
Yasa, the Youth of Benares
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
58
XIX.
Kassapa
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
XX.
The Sermon at Rājagaha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
65
XXI.
The King's Gift
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
69
XXII.
Sāriputta and Moggallāna
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
70
XXIII.
Anāthapindika
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
72
XXIV.
The Sermon on Charity
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
75
XXV.
Jetavana
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
76
XXVI.
The Three Characteristics and the Uncreate
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
80
XXVII.
The Buddha's Father
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82
XXVIII.
Yasodharā
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
84
XXIX.
Rāhula
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
86
CONSOLIDATION OF THE BUDDHA'S RELIGION.
XXX.
Jīvaka, the Physician
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
89
XXXI.
The Buddha's Parents Attain Nirvana
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91
XXXII.
Women Admitted to the Sangha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92
XXXIII.
The Bhikkhus' Conduct Toward Women
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93
XXXIV.
Visākhā
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94
XXXV.
The Uposatha and Parimokkha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98
XXXVI.
The Schism
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100
XXXVII.
The Re-establishment of Concord
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103
XXXVIII.
The Bhikkhus Rebuked
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
109
XXXIX.
Devadatta
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
110
XL.
Name and Form
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
112
XLI.
The Goal
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
118
XLII.
Miracles Forbidden
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
119
XLIII.
The Vanity of Worldliness
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
121
XLIV.
Secrecy and Publicity
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
123
XLV.
The Annihilation of Suffering
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
124
XLVI.
Avoiding the Ten Evils
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
126
XLVII.
The Preacher's Mission
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
127
THE TEACHER.
XLVIII.
The Dhammapada
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
131
XLIX.
The Two Brahmans
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
139
L.
Guard the Six Quarters
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
144
LI.
Simha's Question Concerning Annihilation
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
145
LII.
All Existence is Spiritual
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
151
LIII.
Identity and Non-Identity
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
152
LIV.
The Buddha Omnipresent
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
160
LV.
One Essence, One Law, One Aim
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
163
LVI.
The Lesson Given to Rāhula
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165
LVII.
The Sermon on Abuse
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
167
LVIII.
The Buddha Replies to the Deva
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
168
LIX.
Words of Instruction
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
170
LX.
Amitābha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
172
LXI.
The Teacher Unknown
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
177
PARABLES AND STORIES.
LXII.
Parables
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
179
LXIII.
The Widow's Two Mites and the Parable of the Three Merchants
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
179
LXIV.
The Man Born Blind
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
181
LXV.
The Lost Son
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
182
LXVI.
The Giddy Fish
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
183
LXVII.
The Cruel Crane Outwitted
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
184
LXVIII.
Four Kinds of Merit
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
186
LXIX.
The Light of the World
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
187
LXX.
Luxurious Living
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
188
LXXI.
The Communication of Bliss
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
189
LXXII.
The Listless Fool
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
190
LXXIII.
Rescue in the Desert
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
191
LXXIV.
The Sower
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
194
LXXV.
The Outcast
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
195
LXXVI.
The Woman at the Well
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196
LXXVII.
The Peacemaker
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
197
LXXVIII.
The Hungry Dog
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
198
LXXIX.
The Despot
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
199
LXXX.
Vāsavadattā
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
200
LXXXI.
The Marriage-Feast in Jambūnada
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
202
LXXXII.
A Party in Search of a Thief
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
206
LXXXIII.
In the Realm of Yamarāja
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
206
LXXXIV.
The Mustard Seed
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
209
LXXXV.
Following the Master Over the Stream
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
211
LXXXVI.
The Sick Bhikkhu
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
213
LXXXVII.
The Patient Elephant
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
215
THE LAST DAYS.
LXXXVIII.
The Conditions of Welfare
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
219
LXXXIX.
Sāriputta's Faith
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
221
XC.
Pātaliputta
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
223
XCI.
The Mirror of Truth
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
225
XCII.
Ambapālī
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
225
XCIII.
The Buddha's Farewell Address
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
232
XCIV.
The Buddha Announces His Death
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
235
XCV.
Chunda, the Smith
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
237
XCVI.
Metteyya
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
241
XCVII.
The Buddha's Final Entering Into Nirvāna
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
245
CONCLUSION
.
XCVIII.
The Three Personalities of the Buddha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
252
XCIX.
The Purpose of Being
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
255
C.
The Praise of All the Buddhas
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
258
Table of Reference
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
260
Abbreviations in the Table of Reference
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
268
Glossary of Names and Terms
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
271
Index
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
288
Remarks on the illustrations of the Gospel of Buddha
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
307
