The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1174
"Listen to a story of another existence of thine, as a fish. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1819
Māta'nga, _p._ and _skt._, literally, of low birth; the Matanga caste comprises mongrels of the lowest with higher castes.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 231
"Is not this individuality of mine a combination, material as well as mental? Is it not made up of qualities that sprang into being by a gradual evolution? The five roots of sense-perception in this organism have come from ancestors who performed these functions. The ideas which I think, came to me partly from others who thought them, and partly they rise from combinations of the ideas in my own mind. Those who have used the same sense-organs, and have thought the same ideas before I was composed into this individuality of mine are my previous existences; they are my ancestors as much as the _I_ of yesterday is the father of the _I_ of to-day, and the karma of my past deeds conditions the fate of my present existence. 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 339
And when the Blessed One had thus set the royal chariot-wheel of truth rolling onward, a rapture thrilled through all the universes. 35
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1331
"Both young and adult, both those who are fools and those who are wise, all fall into the power of death; all are subject to death. 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1946
Pain is the outcome of evil. Parable. Parable of the hungry dog. Paradise in the West, the; living in paradise; the paradise of the pure land. Parties, listen to both. Party in search of a thief, a. Pass away, about to; people pass away; the truth will never pass away. Passed away according to his deeds. Passion, rain and. Past, thou wilt reap the harvest sown in the.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1533
When the funeral pyre was lit, the sun and moon withdrew their shining, the peaceful streams on every side were torrent-swollen, the earth quaked, and the sturdy forests shook like aspen leaves, whilst flowers and leaves fell untimely to the ground, like scattered rain, so that all Kusinārā became strewn knee-deep with mandāra flowers raining down from heaven. 32
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1240
"Dost thou profess to be a husbandman?" replied the Brahman. "Where, then, are thy bullocks? Where is the seed and the plough?" 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 110
The Nāga kings, earnestly desiring to show their reverence for the most excellent law, as they had paid honor to former Buddhas, now went to greet the Bodhisatta. They scattered before him mandāra flowers, rejoicing with heartfelt joy to pay their religious homage. 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 157
The prince hearing this greeting, said: "Happy are they that have found deliverance. Longing for peace of mind, I shall seek the bliss of Nirvāna." 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1906
Bad deeds easy to do. Bamboo grove. Bathing in the Ganges. Battle of life. Battle, the elephant no longer fit for. Battles, fight your. Be married unto the truth. Be ye lamps unto yourselves Beauty, to restore to you a nobler. Becoming, gradual. Bee collects nectar, the. Being, the purpose of. Beings, preach to all. Beneath, water gurgling. Best, truth is. Better bore out both eyes.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1496
Then the venerable Ānanda went into the vihāra, and stood leaning against the doorpost, weeping at the thought: "Alas! I remain still but a learner, one who has yet to work out his own perfection. And the Master is about to pass away from me--he who is so kind!" 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 220
"The thing and its quality are different in our thought, but not in reality. Heat is different from fire in our thought, but you cannot remove heat from fire in reality. You say that you can remove the qualities and leave the thing, but if you think your theory to the end, you will find that this is not so. 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1700
Gospel: XCV, 6 Sources: MPN, iv, 25 Parallelisms: John xix, 28
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 22
The present volume is not designed to contribute to the solution of historical problems. The compiler has studied his subject as well as he could under the circumstances, but he does not intend here to offer a scientific production. Nor is this book an attempt at popularizing the Buddhist religious writings, nor at presenting them in a poetic shape.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 482
"Hard it is to understand: By giving away our food, we get more strength, by bestowing clothing on others, we gain more beauty; by donating abodes of purity and truth, we acquire great treasures. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 224
"All combination is subject to separation, and we cannot escape birth, disease, old age, and death. Is this a final escape?" 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 401
And the Blessed One said: "Thou, Kassapa, art chief of the Jatilas. Go, then, first and inform them of thine intention, and let them do as thou thinkest fit." 17
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1007
The Tathāgata asked again: "Has the time that elapsed during the extinction of the flame anything to do with its identity or non-identity?" 39
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 254
Māra alone, lord of the five desires, bringer of death and enemy of truth, was grieved and rejoiced not. With his three daughters, Tanhā, Ragā and Arati, the tempters, and with his host of evil demons, he went to the place where the great samana sat. But Sakyamuni heeded him not. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1950
Prohibitions. Promoted him higher, he. Propound the truth. Prosper, sangha may be expected to. Prospered, bhikkhus. Punishment of the criminal. Punishment, the fruit of the criminal's act. Puppets on a string. Pure land, the paradise of the. Purity and impurity belong to oneself. Purpose of being, the. Purpose, speak to the.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 396
When the day of the festival arrived, the Blessed One retired and did not come to Kassapa. And Kassapa went to the Buddha on the next morning and said: "Why did the great Sakyamuni not come?" 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1663
Gospel: LIII, 29-32 Sources: QKM, pp. 73-74 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 953
"However, if he moderates himself and, extinguishing all hatred in his heart lifts his down-trodden adversary up and says to him, 'Come now and make peace and let us be brothers,' he will gain a victory that is not a transient success, for its fruits will remain forever. 24
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1572
The truth is the end and aim of all existence, and the worlds originate so that the truth may come and dwell therein. 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 965
And there was an officer among the retinue of Simha who had heard of the discourses of the Blessed One, and there was some doubt left in his heart. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1344
The people of the village were astonished to see Sāriputta, and they asked how he could cross the stream where there was nether a bridge nor a ferry. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1898
Vi'mala, _p._ and _skt._ (etym., the spotless), name of a friend of Yasa.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1849
Rāhula, _p._ and _skt._, the son of Buddha, was admitted to the fraternity while still a boy. Buddha gave him a lesson in truthfulness [see Chapter LVI]. He is always named among the prominent disciples of Buddha and is revered as the patron saint of novices.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 547
And the news spread abroad: "Prince Siddhattha is going from house to house to receive alms in the city where he used to ride in a chariot attended by bis retinue. His robe is like a red clod, and he holds in his hand an earthen bowl." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1243
When Bhagavat dwelt at Sāvatthi in the Jetavana, he went out with his alms-bowl to beg for food and approached the house of a Brahman priest while the fire of an offering was blazing upon the altar. And the priest said: "Stay there, O shaveling; stay there, O wretched samana; thou art an outcast." 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1802
Ka'rma, anglicised form of _skt._ stem-form _ka'rman_ (nom. s. _karma_), the _p._ of which is _ka'mmam_. Action, work, the law of action, retribution, results of deeds previously done and the destiny resulting therefrom. Eitel defines karma as "that moral kernel [of any being] which alone survives death and continues in transmigration." Karma is a well-defined and scientifically exact term.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1675
Gospel: LXIII Sources: See O.C. xvii, pp. 353-354 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 360
And it became an established custom that the bhikkhus went out preaching while the weather was good, but in the rainy season they came together again and joined their master, to listen to the exhortations of the Tathāgata. 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1106
One of the disciples came to the Blessed One with a trembling heart and his mind full of doubt. And he asked the Blessed One: "O Buddha, our Lord and Master, why do we give up the pleasures of the world, if thou forbiddest us to work miracles and to attain the supernatural? Is not Amitābha, the infinite light of revelation, the source of innumerable miracles?" 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 879
Lead others, not by violence, but by righteousness and equity. 40
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 471
"My life is full of work, and having acquired great wealth, I am surrounded with cares. Yet I enjoy my work, and apply myself to it with all diligence. Many people are in my employ and depend upon the success of my enterprises. 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 41
Above any Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna, and Mahāsetu is the Religion of Truth.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1383
Replied the Blessed One: "Grand and bold are the words of thy mouth, Sāriputta: verily, thou hast burst forth into a song of ecstasy! Surely then thou hast known all the Blessed Ones who in the long ages of the past have been holy Buddhas?" 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 67
Is there nothing permanent in the world? Is there in the universal turmoil no resting-place where our troubled heart can find peace? Is there nothing everlasting? 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1826
Nā'ga, _p._ and _skt._, literally serpent. The serpent being regarded as a superior being, the word denotes a special kind of spiritual beings; a sage, a man of spiritual insight; any superior personality. Nāga kings.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1986
To be sure these were exclusively of Mohammedan manufacture, but many large museums and institutions (native and foreign), collectors and explorers had sent also chests of Buddhist works, which, not falling within its compass, had been excluded from the exhibition, but were placed at my disposal in the so-called Library Department reserved for students.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1244
"An outcast is the man who is angry and bears hatred; the man who is wicked and hypocritical, he who embraces error and is full of deceit. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 52
LXII. Parables LXIII. The Widow's Two Mites and the Parable of the Three Merchants LXIV. The Man Born Blind LXV. The Lost Son LXVI. The Giddy Fish LXVII. The Cruel Crane Outwitted LXVIII. Four Kinds of Merit LXIX. The Light of the World LXX. Luxurious Living LXXI. The Communication of Bliss LXXII. The Listless Fool LXXIII. Rescue in the Desert LXXIV. The Sower LXXV. The Outcast LXXVI. The Woman at the Well LXXVII. The Peacemaker LXXVIII. The Hungry Dog LXXIX. The Despot LXXX. Vāsavadattā LXXXI. The Marriage-Feast in Jambūnada LXXXII. A Party in Search of a Thief LXXXIII. In the Realm of Yamarāja LXXXIV. The Mustard Seed LXXXV. Following the Master Over the Stream LXXXVI. The Sick Bhikkhu LXXXVII. The Patient Elephant
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 314
"A middle path, O bhikkhus, avoiding the two extremes, has been discovered by the Tathāgata--a path which opens the eyes, and bestows understanding, which leads to peace of mind, to the higher wisdom, to full enlightenment, to Nirvāna! 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 334
"This, then, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the destruction of suffering. 30
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1077
The deva said: "What is the sharpest sword? What is is the deadliest poison? What is the fiercest fire? What is the darkest night?" 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1068
And the Blessed One observed the ways of society and noticed how much misery came from malignity and foolish offences done only to gratify vanity and self-seeking pride. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1677
Gospel: LXV Sources: SDP, iv Parallelisms: Luke xv, 11 et seq.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1930
I am not the first Buddha; I am the eldest; I am the truth; I am thirsty; I ask not for caste; I have first broken the egg-shell; no room for the I; I reverence my father; I shall not die until, etc.; such faith have I; the I perishable; the I, the soul; the thought of I; the transmission of the soul and the I. Idea of self, the. Identity; identity and non-identity; identity of self; where is the identity of my self? Idle talk, invocations are. If thou art asked, give.