The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1688
Gospel: LXXXI, 7-10 Sources: EA Parallelisms: John ii, 1 et seq.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1412
When the courtesan Ambapālī heard that the Blessed One was staying in her mango grove, she was exceedingly glad and went in a carriage as far as the ground was passable for carriages. There she alighted and thence proceeding to the place where the Blessed One was, she took her seat respectfully at his feet on one side. As a prudent woman goes forth to perform her religious duties, so she appeared in a simple dress without any ornaments, yet beautiful to look upon. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 729
"And the man blind from birth, pleased and delighted, were to mount the cripple on his shoulders. And the cripple sitting on the shoulders of the man blind from birth were to direct him, saying, 'Leave the left and go to the right; leave the right and go to the left.' 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 249
After this occurrence, the Bodhisatta again took some food. His disciples, having witnessed the scene of Nandā and observing the change in his mode of living, were filled with suspicion. They were convinced that Siddhattha's religious zeal was flagging and that he whom they had hitherto revered as their Master had become oblivious of his high purpose. 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1859
Sammappadhā'na, _p._, Samyakpradhā'na, _skt._, right effort, exertion, struggle. There are four great efforts to overcome sin, which are: (1) Mastery over the passions so as to prevent bad qualities from rising; (2) suppression of sinful thoughts to put away bad qualities which have arisen; (3) meditation on the seven kinds of wisdom (Bojjhañga) in order to produce goodness not previously existing, and (4) fixed attention or the exertion of preventing the mind from wandering, so as to increase the goodness which exists. [See the Mahāpadhāna-Sutta in the _Dīgha-Nikāya_. Compare _B.B. St._, p. 89, and Rh. Davids's _Buddhism_, pp. 172-173.]
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1441
"It is only, Ānanda, when the Tathāgata, ceasing to attend to any outward thing, becomes plunged in that devout meditation of heart which is concerned with no bodily object, it is only then that the body of the Tathāgata is at ease. 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1922
Face to face, Brahmā; the universe face to face; face to face with him. Face towards the east. Facing towards the west. Faith alone can save; faith enabled me to do so; hast thou faith; he died in the faith; faith is the seed; faith in the Buddha; Sāriputta's faith. Falter not, wise people. Famine. Farewell address, Buddha's. Fashion themselves, wise people. Fashioned, truth cannot be. Fasts, emaciated from. Fate after death.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 438
And the Blessed One having donned his robes, took his alms-bowl and, together with a great number of bhikkhus, entered the city of Rājagaha. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1322
And the girl said: "Pray tell me, sir; who is it?" And the man replied: "Go to Sakyamuni, the Buddha." 8
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 753
"Let all then here perform good deeds, For future weal a treasure store; There to reap crops from noble seeds, A bliss increasing evermore." 35
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 265
"The world is full of evil and sorrow, because it is full of lust. Men go astray because they think that delusion is better than truth. Rather than truth they follow error, which is pleasant to look at in the beginning but in the end causes anxiety, tribulation, and misery." 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1832
Nigro'dha, _p._, Nyagro'dha, _skt._, a tree, _ficus indica_ well known for its air roots..
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 121
"His pure teaching will be like the shore that receives the shipwrecked. His power of meditation will be like a cool lake; and all creatures parched with the drought of lust may freely drink thereof. 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 803
"The radical and total annihilation of this thirst and the abandonment, the liberation, the deliverance from passion, that, O brethren, is the annihilation of suffering. 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1966
Tailor, the greedy. Talents. [See Abhīññā in the Glossary.] Talk, foolish. Tastes not the flavor of the soup, a spoon. Teach the same truth. Teacher, the; teacher of gods and men; the teacher unknown; we have no teacher more. Temporary, many laws are. Ten commandments, the. Ten great calamities. Ten precepts. Terms of the world, such are the. Test of the prince. That it be well grounded. There is mind. They knew me not. Thief, a party in search of a. Thinkers are bright.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1846
Pokkharasā'ti, _p._, Paushkarasā'ti, _skt._, a Brahman philosopher.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1129
"The fifth meditation is the meditation on serenity, in which thou risest above love and hate, tyranny and thraldom, wealth and want, and regardest thine own fate with impartial calmness and perfect tranquillity. 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1490
There has been laid up by Chunda, the smith, a karma redounding to length of life, redounding to good birth, redounding to good fortune, redounding to good fame, redounding to the inheritance of heaven and of great power." In this way, Ānanda, should be checked any remorse in Chunda, the smith." 24
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1775
Dāgo'ba, modernised form of _skt._ Dhātu-ga'rbha, "relic shrine," (also called Stūpa in Northern Buddhism) a mausoleum, tower containing relics, a kenotaph.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1464
"It is through not understanding and grasping the four truths, O brethren, that we have gone astray so long, and wandered in this weary path of transmigrations, both you and I, until we have found the truth. 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1074
"The slanderer is like one who flings dust at another when the wind is contrary; the dust does but return on him who threw it. The virtuous man cannot be hurt and the misery that the other would inflict comes back on himself." 8
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 494
This vihāra was called Jetavana, and the friend of the orphans invited the Lord to come to Sāvatthi and receive the donation. And the Blessed One left Kapilavatthu and came to Sāvatthi. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1138
The disciple replied: "There are four Jhānas. The first Jhāna is seclusion in which one must free his mind from sensuality; the second Jhāna is a tranquillity of mind full of joy and gladness; the third Jhāna is a taking delight in things spiritual; the fourth Jhāna is a state of perfect purity and peace in which the mind is above all gladness and grief." 34
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 442
"And if by all the truth were known, More seeds of kindness would be sown, And richer crops of good deeds grown." 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1142
"There are various kinds of assemblies, O Ānanda; assemblies of nobles, of Brahmans, of householders, of bhikkhus, and of other beings. When I used to enter an assembly, I always became, before I seated myself, in color like unto the color of my audience, and in voice like unto their voice. I spoke to them in their language and then with religious discourse, I instructed, quickened, and gladdened them. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1834
Buddha himself has refused to decide the problem whether or not Nirvāna is a final extinction of personality. When questioned, he indicated by his silence that the solution is not one of those subjects a knowledge of which is indispensable for salvation; where is Nirvāna?; Nirvāna not a locality; the city of Nirvāna; the harvest, Nirvāna; the one aim, Nirvāna; Samsāra and Nirvāna.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1595
Gospel: IV, 17 Sources: RB 150; RHB 52 Parallelisms: Pseudo Matth. 23
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1473
When he had thus spoken, the venerable Ānanda said to the Blessed One: "But just now, Lord, five hundred carts have gone across the brook and have stirred the water; but a river, O Lord, is not far off. Its water is clear and pleasant, cool and transparent, and it is easy to get down to it. There the Blessed One may both drink water and cool his limbs." 8
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1852
Rati, love, liking; a synonym of _ragā_. The name of one of Māra's daughters.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1621
Gospel: XVIII, 8 Sources: Fo, vv. 1289-1290 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 381
The mother and the wife of Yasa, the noble youth of Benares, were the first women who became lay disciples and took their refuge in the Buddha. 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 354
"To the community will I look in faith; the community of the Buddha's disciples instructs us how to lead a life of righteousness; the community of the Buddha's disciples teaches us how to exercise honesty and justice; the community of the Buddha's disciples shows us how to practise the truth. They form a brotherhood in kindness and charity, and their saints are worthy of reverence. The community of the Buddha's disciples is founded as a holy brotherhood in which men bind themselves together to teach the behests of rectitude and to do good. Therefore, to the community will I look in faith." 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 226
But the Bodhisatta replied: "Not so, sir! If we except the water, the sand, the hither bank and the farther bank, where can we find any Ganges? In the same way I observe the activities of man in their harmonious union, but there is no ground for an ego outside its parts." 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1085
The deva asked: "What causes ruin in the world? What breaks off friendships? What is the most violent fever? Who is the best physician?" 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1438
"Why, then, should the Tathāgata leave instructions in any matter concerning the order? 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1467
When Chunda, the worker in metals, heard that the Blessed One had come to Pāvā and was staying in his mango grove, he came to the Buddha and respectfully invited him and the brethren to take their meal at his house. And Chunda prepared rice-cakes and a dish of dried boar's meat. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 430
"This state of heart is the best in the world. Let a man remain steadfast in it while he is awake, whether he is standing, walking, sitting, or lying down." 23
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 333
"Verily, it is the destruction, in which no passion remains, of this very thirst; it is the laying aside of, the being free from, the dwelling no longer upon this thirst. 29
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1717
Fo.--The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King. A Life of Buddha by Asvaghosha, translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmarakhsha, A.D. 420, and from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal. Vol. XIX of the Sacred Books of the East. Oxford, 1883.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 338
"By the practice of lovingkindness I have attained liberation of heart, and thus I am assured that I shall never return in renewed births. I have even now attained Nirvāna. 34
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 722
When they had greeted him with clasped hands, they sat down and became composed. Then the Blessed One said: "Your minds are inflamed with intense interest; what was the topic of your discussion?" 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1185
"Then said the lobster to himself: 'If this crane once gets hold of a fish, he will certainly never let him go in a lake! Now if he should really put me into the lake it would be splendid; but if he does not, then I will cut his throat and kill him!' So he said to the crane: 'Look here, friend, thou wilt not be able to hold me tight enough; but we lobsters have a famous grip. If thou wilt let me catch hold of thee round the neck with my claws, I shall be glad to go with thee.' 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1612
Gospel: XII, 20 Sources: rGya, 355 Parallelisms: Matth. v, 3-11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1738
[In the text of the present booklet all unnecessary terms have been avoided. Whenever a good English equivalent could be found, the foreign expression has been dropped. Nevertheless, the introduction not only of many foreign-sounding names, but also of some of the original terms, was unavoidable.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 507
"There is no profit in vexing oneself by austerities, but meditate on the Buddha and weigh his righteous law. 21
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1147
"My doctrine is pure and it makes no discrimination between noble and ignoble, rich and poor. 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1734
SS.--A Brief Account of Shin-Shiu by R. Akamatsu. Kyoto, Japan, 1893.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 952
"But he who is victorious should remember the instability of earthly things. His success may be great, but be it ever so great the wheel of fortune may turn again and bring him down into the dust. 23
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 388
Kassapa, seeing the Blessed One in his majesty and beauty, thought to himself: "This is a great muni and a noble teacher. Should he stay over night in the room where the sacred fire is kept, the serpent will bite him and he will die." And he said: "I do not object to your staying over-night in the room where the sacred fire is kept, but the serpent lives there; he will kill you and I should be sorry to see you perish." 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1051
"The Tathāgata, however, O Kassapa, knows the law whose essence is salvation, and whose end is the peace of Nirvāna. He is the same to all, and yet knowing the requirements of every single being, he does not reveal himself to all alike. He does not impart to them at once the fulness of omniscience, but pays attention to the disposition of various beings." 11