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The Gospel of Buddha

by Paul Carus

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Pronunciation
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4II — Samsāra and Nirvāna
  5. 5III — Truth the Saviour
  6. 6Prince Siddhattha Becomes Buddha
  7. 7V — The Ties of Life
  8. 8VI — The Three Woes
  9. 9VII — The Bodhisatta’s Renunciation
  10. 10VIII — King Bimbisāra
  11. 11IX — The Bodhisatta’s Search
  12. 12X — Uruvelā, the Place of Mortification
  13. 13XI — Māra the Evil One
  14. 14XII — Enlightenment
  15. 15XIII — The First Converts
  16. 16XIV — Brahmās Request
  17. 17The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness
  18. 18XVI — The Sermon at Benares
  19. 19XVII — The Sangha
  20. 20XVIII — Yasa, the Youth of Benares
  21. 21XIX — Kassapa
  22. 22XX — The Sermon at Rājagaha
  23. 23XXI — The King’s Gift
  24. 24XXII — Sāriputta and Moggallāna
  25. 25XXIII — Anāthapindika
  26. 26XXIV — The Sermon on Charity
  27. 27XXV — Jetavana
  28. 28XXVI — The Three Characteristics and the Uncreate
  29. 29XXVII — The Buddha’s Father
  30. 30XXVIII — Yasodharā
  31. 31XXIX — Rāhula
  32. 32Consolidation of the Buddha’s Religion
  33. 33XXXI — The Buddha’s Parents Attain Nirvāna
  34. 34XXXII — Women Admitted to the Sangha
  35. 35XXXIII — The Bhikkhus’ Conduct Toward Women
  36. 36XXXIV — Visākhā
  37. 37XXXV — The Uposatha and Pātimokkha
  38. 38XXXVI — The Schism
  39. 39XXXVII — The Re-Establishment of Concord
  40. 40XXXVIII — The Bhikkhus Rebuked
  41. 41XXXIX — Devadatta
  42. 42XL — Name and Form
  43. 43XLI — The Goal
  44. 44XLII — Miracles Forbidden
  45. 45XLIII — The Vanity of Worldliness
  46. 46XLIV — Secrecy and Publicity
  47. 47XLV — The Annihilation of Suffering
  48. 48XLVI — Avoiding the Ten Evils
  49. 49XLVII — The Preacher’s Mission
  50. 50The Teacher
  51. 51XLIX — The Two Brahmans
  52. 52L — Guard the Six Quarters
  53. 53Li — Simha’s Question Concerning Annihilation
  54. 54LII — All Existence Is Spiritual
  55. 55LIII — Identity and Non-Identity
  56. 56LIV — The Buddha Omnipresent
  57. 57LV — One Essence, One Law, One Aim
  58. 58LVI — The Lesson Given to Rāhula
  59. 59LVII — The Sermon on Abuse
  60. 60LVIII — The Buddha Replies to the Deva
  61. 61LIX — Words of Instruction
  62. 62LX — Amitābha
  63. 63LXI — The Teacher Unknown
  64. 64Parables and Stories
  65. 65LXIII — The Widow’s Two Mites and the Parable of the Three Merchants
  66. 66LXIV — The Man Born Blind
  67. 67LXV — The Lost Son
  68. 68LXVI — The Giddy Fish
  69. 69LXVII — The Cruel Crane Outwitted
  70. 70LXVIII — Four Kinds of Merit
  71. 71LXIX — The Light of the World
  72. 72LXX — Luxurious Living
  73. 73LXXI — The Communication of Bliss
  74. 74LXXII — The Listless Fool
  75. 75LXXIII — Rescue in the Desert
  76. 76LXXIV — The Sower
  77. 77LXXV — The Outcast
  78. 78LXXVI — The Woman at the Well
  79. 79LXXVII — The Peacemaker
  80. 80LXXVIII — The Hungry Dog
  81. 81LXXIX — The Despot
  82. 82LXXX — Vāsavadattā
  83. 83LXXXI — The Marriage-Feast in Jambūnada
  84. 84LXXXII — A Party in Search of a Thief
  85. 85LXXXIII — In the Realm of Yamarāja
  86. 86LXXXIV — The Mustard Seed
  87. 87LXXXV — Following the Master Over the Stream
  88. 88LXXXVI — The Sick Bhikkhu
  89. 89LXXXVII — The Patient Elephant
  90. 90The Last Days
  91. 91LXXXIX — Sāriputta’s Faith
  92. 92XC — Pātaliputta
  93. 93XCI — The Mirror of Truth
  94. 94XCII — Ambapālī
  95. 95XCIII — The Buddha’s Farewell Address
  96. 96XCIV — The Buddha Announces His Death
  97. 97XCV — Chunda, the Smith
  98. 98XCVI — Metteyya
  99. 99XCVII — The Buddha’s Final Entering Into Nirvāna
  100. 100Conclusion
  101. 101XCIX — The Purpose of Being
  102. 102C — The Praise of All the Buddhas
  103. 103Table of Reference
  104. 104Abbreviations in the Table of Reference
  105. 105Glossary of Names and Terms
  106. 106Remarks on the Illustrations of the Gospel of Buddha

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