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The Life of Buddha

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Contents

• Part One: 1. King Suddhodana And Queen Maya
• Part One: 2. Maya's Dream
• Part One: 3. The Birth of Siddhartha
• Part One: 4. Asita's Prediction
• Part One: 5. Siddhartha at the Temple
• Part One: 6. Siddhartha's First Meditation
• Part One: 7. The Marriage of Siddhartha
• Part One: 8. Siddhartha Leads a Life of Pleasure
• Part One: 9. The Three Encounters
• Part One: 10. Gopa's Dream
• Part One: 11. Siddhartha is Eager to Know the Great Truths
• Part One: 12. Siddhartha Leaves His Father's Palace
• Part One: 13. Siddhartha the Hermit
• Part One: 14. Gopa and Suddhodana Grieve
• Part One: 15. The Doctrine of Arata Kalama
• Part One: 16. Siddhartha and King Vimbasara
• Part One: 17. Siddhartha Deserted by His First Disciples
• Part One: 18. Siddhartha Under the Tree of Knowledge
• Part One: 19. Mara's Defeat
• Part One: 20. Siddhartha Becomes the Buddha
• Part Two: 1. Trapusha and Bhallika
• Part Two: 2. The Buddha is Prepared to Preach the Doctrine
• Part Two: 3. The Buddha Leaves for Benares
• Part Two: 4. The Buddha Finds His Former Disciples
• Part Two: 5. The Story of the Hermit and the Hare
• Part Two: 6. The Story of Padmaka
• Part Two: 7. The Buddha at the Bamboo Grove
• Part Two: 8. Sariputra and Maudgalyayana
• Part Two: 9. The Buddha Pacifies the Malcontents of Rajagriha
• Part Two: 10. Suddhodana Sends Messengers to His Son
• Part Two: 11. The Story of the Crane and the Fish
• Part Two: 12. The Story of Visvantara
• Part Two: 13. The Story of Dharmapala
• Part Two: 14. Gopa's Great Virtue
• Part Two: 15. Nanda Renounces Royalty
• Part Two: 16. The Buddha Leaves Kapilavastu
• Part Two: 17. Anathapindika's Offering
• Part Two: 18. The New Disciples
• Part Two: 19. Nanda's Pride
• Part Two: 20. The Death of Suddhodana
• Part Three: 1. Mahaprajapati is Admitted to the Community
• Part Three: 2. The Buddha Exposes the Imposters
• Part Three: 3. Suprabha
• Part Three: 4. Virupa
• Part Three: 5. Sinca's Deceit
• Part Three: 6. The Buddha Tames a Wild Buffalo
• Part Three: 7. Dissension Among the Monks
• Part Three: 8. Kuvalaya the Dancer
• Part Three: 9. The God Alavaka Defeated by the Buddha
• Part Three: 10. Devadatta Expelled from the Community
• Part Three: 11. Ajatasatru's Treachery
• Part Three: 12. The Death of Devadatta
• Part Three: 13. Prasenajit and Ajatasatru
• Part Three: 14. The Buddha Teaches the Doctrine
• Part Three: 15. The Buddha and the Shepherd
• Part Three: 16. The Buddha Instructs the Monks of Vaisali
• Part Three: 17. The Meal at Cunda's
• Part Three: 18. The Buddha Enters Nirvana

Front matter

• Title Page
• Foreword

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