The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1614
Gospel: XV Sources: Fo, vv. 1200-1217; MV, i, 6, Secs. 1-9 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 668
"Do not reprove them, Sāriputta," said the Blessed One, "for harsh words do not serve as a remedy and are pleasant to no one. Assign separate dwelling-places to each party and treat them with impartial justice. Listen with patience to both parties. He alone who weighs both sides is called a muni. When both parties have presented their case, let the Sangha come to an agreement and declare the re-establishment of concord." 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1325
Poor Kisā Gotamī now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said: "Here is mustard-seed; take it!" But when she asked, "Did a son or daughter, a father or mother, die in your family?" They answered her: "Alas! the living are few, but the dead are many. Do not remind us of our deepest grief." And there was no house but some beloved one had died in it. 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1109
"Is it not a wonderful thing, mysterious and miraculous to the worldling, that a man who commits wrong can become a saint, that he who attains to true enlightenment will find the path of truth and abandon the evil ways of selfishness? 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1394
"Fivefold, O householders, is the gain of the well-doer through his practice of rectitude. In the first place the well-doer, strong in rectitude, acquires property through his industry; in the next place, good reports of him are spread abroad; thirdly, whatever society he enters, whether of nobles, Brahmans, heads of houses, or members of the order, he enters with confidence and self-possession; fourthly, he dies without anxiety; and, lastly, on the dissolution of the body after death, his mind remains in a happy state. Wherever his karma continues, there will be heavenly bliss and peace. This, O householders, is the fivefold gain of the well-doer." 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1836
Pabba'jjā, _p._, pravra'jyā, _skt._, the act of leaving the world for receiving admittance to the Order. The first step of the Buddhist ordination. (See Upasa'mpadā.)
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1928
Happily, let us live. Happiness is the outcome of good; vanity of worldly happiness. Happy, he is altogether; make thyself happy. Hard times teach a lesson. Harvest Nirvāna, the; thou wilt reap the harvest sown in the past. Hast thou faith? Hatred appeased not by hatred; cherish no hatred; hatred ceases by love; hatred does not cease by hatred. He promoted him higher. He who gives away, etc.. He who walks righteously is ever near me. Hearts, bridler of men's.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 380
Then the Blessed One preached, and the women having understood his doctrine, exclaimed: "Glorious is the truth, O Lord! We take refuge in the Buddha, our Lord. We take refuge in the doctrine revealed by him. We take refuge in the brotherhood which has been founded by him. May the Blessed One receive us from this day forth while our life lasts as lay disciples who have taken refuge in him." 21
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 54
XCVIII. The Three Personalities of the Buddha XCIX. The Purpose of Being C. The Praise of All the Buddhas
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1989
In Colombo she became acquainted with the Dias Bandaranaike and other refined Singhalese families, who were very friendly in answering my questions. Further she met Sister Sudham Machari of Upasikarama, Peradeniya Road, Kandy, a prominent Singhalese nun, who with the assistance of Lady Blake, the wife of a former governor, had founded the first modern Buddhist nunnery in Ceylon where she now lives as lady superior.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 989
Buddha retorted: "Then, sir, there is no such thing as wind." 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 845
If a man hold himself dear, let him watch himself carefully; the truth guards him who guards himself. 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1055
When Rāhula had washed the Tathāgata's feet, the Blessed One asked: "Is the water now fit for drinking?" 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1461
"Star-gazing and astrology, forecasting lucky or unfortunate events by signs, prognosticating good or evil, all these are things forbidden. 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1005
Said the Blessed One: "Suppose the flame of the first watch had been extinguished during the second watch, would you call it the same if it burns again in the third watch?" 37
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1970
Truth, a soldier of; abodes of truth; be anxious to learn the truth; be married unto the truth; Buddha the truth; delusion and truth; eye of truth; glorious is the truth; hold fast to the truth; I am the truth; immortality in truth; incarnation of the truth; kingdom of truth; let us obey the truth; life yearns for the truth; love of truth; my self has become the truth; no truth is attainable without reason; perception of truth, the refreshing drink; practise the truth; propound the truth; salvation alone in the truth; spread the truth; teach the same truth; the embrace of truth; the king of truth; the mirror of truth; the throne of truth is righteousness; the religious man and truth; the truth cleanses from error; the truth found; the truth has been made known to me; the truth will never pass away; the truth will remain; the world is built for truth; there is but one truth; trust in truth; truth and immortality; truth and self; truth cannot be fashioned; truth cannot die; truth dawns upon me; truth guards him who guards his self; truth has taken its abode in me; truth in all its glory; truth is best; truth is hidden to the blind; truth is life; truth is one; truth is the essence of life; truth the correct comprehension of all things; truth the image of the eternal; truth the saviour; truth vibrated through sentiency.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1923
Father and son; father I reverence my father; ye are my children, I am your father. Faults of others, the. Fell upon him, sickness. Fetch me some water. Few, the living are. Fight your battles. Fire, doctrine like unto. Fire, sermon on. First broken the egg-shell, I have. First Buddha, I am not the. First lay-member, the. First women lay-disciples, the. Fish, the giddy. Fit for battle, the elephant no longer. Fit for drinking? Is the water now. Fit to live, more. Five meditations.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1105
"Thou art the Buddha, thou art the Master, thou art the muni that conquers Māra; after having cut off desire thou hast crossed over and carriest this generation to the other shore." 19
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1083
The deva said: "What is attractive? What is disgusting? What is the most horrible pain? What is the greatest enjoyment?" 8
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1643
Gospel: XXXVIII, 5 Sources: MV, v, 4, 2 [SB, xvii, p. 18] Parallelisms: Matth. v, 46-47
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1715
DP.--The Dhammapada. Translated from Pāli by F. Max Müller, Vol. X, Part I, of the Sacred Books of the East. Oxford, 1881.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1952
Rabbit rescued from the serpent. Rags, cast-off. Rāhula, lessons given to. Rain and passion. Rain fell. Rain, good works are. Rare in the world. Reap the harvest sown in the past, thou wilt. Reap what we sow, we. Reason,as the helpmate of self. Reason in the struggle for life. Reason, no truth is attainable without. Reasoning ceases. Rebirth without transmigration of self. Rebuked, the bhikkhus. Received the message in their own language, all creatures. Re-establishing concord, two ways of.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1460
"O brethren, ye to whom the truth has been made known, having thoroughly made yourselves masters of it, practise it, meditate upon it, and spread it abroad, in order that pure religion may last long and be perpetuated, in order that it may continue for the good and happiness of the great multitudes, out of pity for the world, and to the good and gain of all living beings! 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1716
EH.--Handbook of Chinese Buddhism, by Ernest J. Eitel. London, 1888.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 673
"If the Sangha declares the re-establishment of concord without having inquired into the matter, the peace is concluded in the letter only. But if the Sangha, having inquired into the matter and having gone to the bottom of it, decides to declare the re-establishment of concord, the peace is concluded in the spirit and also in the letter. 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1385
"But at least then, O Sāriputta, thou knowest me as the holy Buddha now alive, and hast penetrated my mind." 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 490
Anāthapindika rejoiced and began to spread his gold; but Jeta said: "Spare thyself the trouble, for I will not sell." But Anāthapindika insisted. Thus they contended until they resorted to the magistrate. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 481
"The charitable man is loved by all; his friendship is prized highly; in death his heart is at rest and full of joy, for he suffers not from repentance; he receives the opening flower of his reward and the fruit that ripens from it. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 542
"I would offer thee my kingdom," said the king, "but if I did, thou wouldst account it but as ashes." 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 784
"Unless refuge you take in the Buddha and find in Nirvāna rest Your life is but vanity--empty and desolate vanity. To see the world is idle, and to enjoy life is empty. The world, including man, is but like a phantom, and the hope of heaven is as a mirage. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1636
Gospel: XXXIII Sources: S42S; Fo, vv. 1757-1766; BP, p. 153 Parallelisms: Matth. v, 28
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1457
Than the Blessed One continued: "If thou hast faith, Ānanda, in the wisdom of the Tathāgata, why, then, Ānanda, dost thou trouble the Tathāgata even until the third time? Have I not formerly declared to you that it is in the very nature of all compound things that they must be dissolved again. We must separate ourselves from all things near and dear to us, and must leave them. How then, Ānanda, can it be possible for me to remain, since everything that is born, or brought into being, and organized, contains within itself the inherent necessity of dissolution? How, then, can it be possible that this body of mine should not be dissolved? No such condition can exist! And this mortal existence, O Ānanda, has been relinquished, cast away, renounced, rejected, and abandoned by the Tathāgata." 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 94
Who shall deliver us from the power of self? Who shall save us from misery? Who shall restore us to a life of blessedness? 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1719
LKG.--Die Legende von Kisāgotamī, by Jakob H. Thiessen. Breslau, 1880.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 310
"There are two extremes, O bhikkhus, which the man who has given up the world ought not to follow--the habitual practice, on the one hand, of self-indulgence which is unworthy, vain and fit only for the worldly-minded--and the habitual practice, on the other hand, of self-mortification, which is painful, useless and unprofitable. 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 567
Rāhula then went to the Buddha, and looking up into his face said without fear and with much affection: "My father!" 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 768
And the people came to the Blessed One, full of wonder and their mouths overflowing with praise, saying: "Great is the Tathāgata. His disciples perform miracles. Kassapa, the disciple of the Buddha, saw the bowl on Jotikkha's pole, and, stretching out his hand, he took it down, carrying it away in triumph to the vihāra." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 461
Hearing that the Buddha had come into the world and was stopping in the bamboo grove near the city, he set out in the very night to meet the Blessed One. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 868
Let no man ever take into consideration whether a thing is pleasant or unpleasant. The love of pleasure begets grief and the dread of pain causes fear; he who is free from the love of pleasure and the dread of pain knows neither grief nor fear. 29
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 159
His wife welcomed him and entreated him to tell her the cause of his grief. He said: "I see everywhere the impression of change; therefore, my heart is heavy. Men grow old, sicken, and die. That is enough to take away the zest of life." 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1431
When the Blessed One had thus entered upon the rainy season there fell upon him a dire sickness, and sharp pains came upon him even unto death. But the Blessed One, mindful and self-possessed, bore his ailments without complaint. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1520
Then the Blessed One addressed the brethren, and said: "There may be some doubt or misgiving in the mind of a brother as to the Buddha, or the truth, or the path. Do not have to reproach yourselves afterwards with the thought, 'We did not inquire of the Blessed One when we were face to face with him.' Therefore inquire now, O brethren, inquire freely." 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1123
"Verily I say unto thee, the Tathāgata lives in the pure land of eternal bliss even now while he is still in the body; and the Tathāgata preaches the law of religion unto thee and unto the whole world, so that thou and thy brethren may attain the same peace and the same happiness." 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1574
Blessed is he who rests in the truth, for all things will pass away, but the truth abideth forever. 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 750
"All beings have karma as their portion: they are heirs of their karma; they are sprung from their karma; their karma is their kinsman; their karma is their refuge; karma allots beings to meanness or to greatness. 32
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 390
And the Blessed One sat down with his body erect, surrounding himself with watchfulness. 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1208
Annabhāra, the slave of Sumana, having just cut the grass on the meadow, saw a samana with his bowl begging for food. Throwing down his bundle of grass he ran into the house and returned with the rice that had been provided for his own food. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1107
And the Blessed One, seeing the anxiety of a truth-seeking mind, said: "O sāvaka, thou art a novice among the novices, and thou art swimming on the surface of samsāra. How long will it take thee to grasp the truth? Thou hast not understood the words of the Tathāgata. The law of karma is irrefragable, and supplications have no effect, for they are empty words." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 76
You attain to immortality by filling your minds with truth. Therefore, become like unto vessels fit to receive the Master's words. Cleanse yourselves of evil and sanctify your lives. There is no other way of reaching truth. 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 148
And Siddhattha was still more moved. All pleasures appeared stale to him, and he loathed the joys of life. 11