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The Gospel of Buddha

99 chapters, 273 passages

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Contents

• The Disciple Speaks
• Samsara And Nirvana
• Truth, The Savior
• The Enlightenment
• The Ties Of Life
• The Three Woes
• The Bodhisattvas Renunciation
• King Bimbisara
• The Bodhisattva's Search
• Uruvela, Place Of Mortification
• Mara, The Evil One
• Enlightenment
• The First Converts
• The Brahma's Request
• Founding The Kingdom
• The Sermon At Benares
• The Sangha Or Community
• Yasa, The Youth Of Benares
• Kassapa, The Fire-Worshiper
• The Sermon At Rajagaha
• The King's Gift
• Sariputta And Moggallana
• Anathapindika, The Man Of Wealth
• The Sermon On Charity
• Jetavana, The Vihara
• The Three Characteristics And The Uncreated
• The Buddha's Father
• Yasodhara, The Former Wife
• Rahula, The Son
• The Regulations
• Suddhodana Attains Nirvana
• Women In The Sangha
• On Conduct Toward Women
• Visakha And Her Gifts
• The Uposatha And Patimokkha
• The Schism
• The Re-Establishment Of Concord
• The Bhikkhus Rebuked
• The Jealousy Of Devadatta
• Name And Form
• The Goal
• Miracles Forbidden
• The Vanity Of Worldliness
• Secrecy And Publicity
• The Annihilation Of Suffering
• Avoiding The Ten Evils
• The Preacher's Mission
• The Teacher
• The Two Brahmans
• Guard The Six Quarters
• Simha's Question Concerning Annihilation
• All Existence Is Spiritual
• Identity And Non-Identity
• The Buddha Omnipresent
• One Essence, One Law, One Aim
• The Lesson Given To Rahula
• The Sermon On Abuse
• The Buddha Replies To The Deva
• Words Of Instruction
• Amitabha, The Unbounded Light
• The Teacher Unknown
• Parables & Stories
• The Widow's Mite, And The Three Merchants
• The Man Born Blind
• The Lost Son
• The Giddy Fish
• The Cruel Crane Outwitted
• Four Kinds Of Merit
• The Light Of The World
• Luxurious Living
• The Communication Of Bliss
• The Listless Fool
• Rescue In The Desert
• The Sower
• The Outcast
• The Woman At The Well
• The Peacemaker
• The Hungry Dog
• The Despot Cured
• Vasavadatta, The Courtesan
• The Marriage-Feast In Jambunada
• In Search Of A Thief
• In The Realm Of Yamaraja
• The Mustard Seed
• Walking On Water
• The Sick Bhikkhu
• The Patient Elephant
• The Last Days
• Sariputta's Faith
• The Visit To Pataliputta
• The Mirror Of Truth
• The Courtesan Ambapali
• The Buddha's Farewell
• The Buddha Announces His Death
• Chunda, The Smith
• Metteyya
• Entering Into Nirvana
• Conclusion

Front matter

• Preface

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