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Buddhist Scriptures, by E.J. Thomas, [1913], at sacred-texts.com


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CONTENTS

 

 

PAGE

 

Introduction

9

 

   The Buddhist Scriptures

16

 

   Christian Parallels

19

CHAPTER

 

 

I.

The Dream of Queen Māyā

23

II.

The Birth of Gotama

26

III.

The Four Signs

29

IV.

The Great Renunciation

32

V.

The Chain of Causation

37

VI.

The Beginning of Buddha's Preaching

40

 

   The Discourse of setting in motion the Wheel of the Doctrine (The Middle Path. The Four Truths. The Noble Eightfold Path)

43

VII.

The Ordination of Yasa

45

 

   The Formula of the Three Refuges

45

 

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VIII.

The Ten Commandments

52

IX.

The Fire Discourse

54

X.

The Weaver's Daughter

57

 

    Dhammapada 174 and Commentary

62

XI.

The Questions of Mālunkyāputta

64

XII.

The Questions of Uttiya

68

XIII.

The Questions of Vacchagotta

71

XIV.

Birth-Story of the Blessings of the Commandments

75

XV.

Birth-Story of King Mahāsīlava

80

XVI.

Birth-Story of the City with Four Gates

90

XVII.

The Pig-Faced Ghost

97

XVIII.

The Jewel Discourse

99

XIX.

Dhaniya The Herdsman

 

    Dhammapada 153, 154

104

 

    Note on parallels to the New Testament

107

 

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XX.

Buddha's Visit to Chunda

109

XXI.

The Death of Buddha

112

XXII.

The Non-Existence of Individuality

118

 

    Formula of the thirty-two parts of the body

120

XXIII.

Non-Individuality and Moral Responsibility

123


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