The East: Confucianism Taoism Buddhism
The West: Stoicism Epicureanism Christianity
The East: Confucianism
Taoism Buddhism
The West: Stoicism
Epicureanism Christianity
INTRO/TOC
PART 1: CH 1-7 CH 8-14
CH 15-20
PART 2: CH 1-7 CH 8-14
CH 15-20
PART 3: CH 1-6 CH 7-12
CH 13-18
Author's Intro
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE
1. KING SUDDHODANA AND QUEEN MAYA
2. MAYA'S DREAM
3. THE BIRTH OF SIDDHARTHA
4. ASITA'S PREDICTION
5. SIDDHARTHA AT THE TEMPLE
6. SIDDHARTHA'S FIRST MEDITATION
7. THE MARRIAGE OF SIDDHARTHA
8. SIDDHARTHA LEADS A LIFE OF PLEASURE
9. THE THREE ENCOUNTERS
10. GOPA'S DREAM
11. SIDDHARTHA IS EAGER TO KNOW THE GREAT TRUTHS
12. SIDDHARTHA LEAVES HIS FATHER'S PALACE
13. SIDDHARTHA THE HERMIT
14. GOPA AND SUDDHODANA GRIEVE
15. THE DOCTRINE OF ARATA KALAMA
16. SIDDHARTHA AND KING VIMBASARA
17. SIDDHARTHA DESERTED BY HIS FIRST DISCIPLES
18. SIDDHARTHA UNDER THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
19. MARA'S DEFEAT
20. SIDDHARTHA BECOMES THE BUDDHA
PART TWO
1. TRAPUSHA AND BHALLIKA
2. THE BUDDHA IS PREPARED TO PREACH THE DOCTRINE
3. THE BUDDHA LEAVES FOR BENARES
4. THE BUDDHA FINDS HIS FORMER DISCIPLES
5. THE STORY OF THE HERMIT AND THE HARE
6. THE STORY OF PADMAKA
7. THE BUDDHA AT THE BAMBOO GROVE
8. SARIPUTRA AND MAUDGALYAYANA
9. THE BUDDHA PACIFIES THE MALCONTENTS OF RAJAGRIHA
10. SUDDHODANA SENDS MESSENGERS TO HIS SON
11. THE STORY OF THE CRANE AND THE FISH
12. THE STORY OF VISVANTARA
13. THE STORY OF DHARMAPALA
14. GOPA'S GREAT VIRTUE
15. NANDA RENOUNCES ROYALTY
16. THE BUDDHA LEAVES KAPILAVASTU
17. ANATHAPINDIKA'S OFFERING
18. THE NEW DISCIPLES
19. NANDA'S PRIDE
20. THE DEATH OF SUDDHODANA
PART THREE
1. MAHAPRAJAPATI IS ADMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY
2. THE BUDDHA EXPOSES THE IMPOSTERS
3. SUPRABHA
4. VIRUPA
5. SINCA'S DECEIT
6. THE BUDDHA TAMES A WILD BUFFALO
7. DISSENSION AMONG THE MONKS
8. KUVALAYA THE DANCER
9. THE GOD ALAVAKA DEFEATED BY THE BUDDHA
10. DEVADATTA EXPELLED FROM THE COMMUNITY
11. AJATASATRU'S TREACHERY
12. THE DEATH OF DEVADATTA
13. PRASENAJIT AND AJATASATRU
14. THE BUDDHA TEACHES THE DOCTRINE
15. THE BUDDHA AND THE SHEPHERD
16. THE BUDDHA INSTRUCTS THE MONKS OF VAISALI
17. THE MEAL AT CUNDA'S
18. THE BUDDHA ENTERS NIRVANA
FOREWORD
This Life of Buddha is not a work of fiction, and I think
it would be well to mention the books, both ancient and modern, which I have
most frequently consulted.
I have, for the most part, relied upon the LALITA-VISTARA.
This book is a jumbled collection of legends and scholastic dissertations, and
yet in these pages are preserved many precious traditions regarding the Buddha's
origin, his childhood and his youth, and here, likewise, we are told of his
early education and of his first deeds.
I have also made great use of an excellent poem, the
BUDDHACARITA of Asvaghosa. In a few of the chapters I have repeated the lines
almost word for word. The text of the BUDDHACARITA was edited by E. B. Cowell.
In the Life, I have interpolated several JATAKAS. These are
stories in which the Buddha recalls his former lives. Some of them will be found
in a vast collection, the AVADANASATAKA.
Two modern books: LE BOUDDHA, by H. Oldenberg, translated
by A. Foucher, and the HISTOIRE DU BOUDDHISME DANS L'INDE, by H. Kern,
translated by Gedeon Huet, have also been very useful to me; as well as other
works that have appeared in scientific reviews. Thus, for the touching story of
Visvantara, I am indebted to a sogdian version published by R. Gauthiot in the
JOURNAL ASIATIQUE.
Finally, I would be guilty of the deepest ingratitude if I
did not publicly thank my old friend Sylvain Levi for his generous and kindly
advice.
And may the reader find of interest this marvellous story
of Prince Siddhartha who, through meditation, was able to attain supreme wisdom.
A. F. HEROLD
INTRO/TOC
PART 1: CH 1-7 CH 8-14
CH 15-20
PART 2: CH 1-7 CH 8-14
CH 15-20
PART 3: CH 1-6 CH 7-12
CH 13-18
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