Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha

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ISBN: 9780451627117 | 0451627113
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Copyright: 5/1/1955

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With its origins in ancient India, Buddhism is a system of thought that has enriched the religious lives of billions -- and in more recent times, swept through the Western world as well. Now anyone who wants to learn more about Buddhism can go directly to the source, with this collection of original documents -- edited, with commentary, by a Cornell University professor of philosophy.

Preface

vii

General Introduction

(16)

Book One: The Early Scriptures of Buddhism

(1)

Part I. Some Basic Doctrines of the Buddha

(23)

The Sermon at Benares

(3)

Questions Not Tending to Edification

(4)

Truth Is Above Sectarian Dogmatism

(3)

How Buddha Met a Schism Among His Disciples

(4)

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

(3)

Universal Love and Good Will

(1)

Buddha's Farewell Address

(3)

Part II. Treading the Path to Nirvana

(33)

The Way of Truth

(22)

Songs of the Wayfarers

(10)

Part III. The Spirit of Theravada Buddhism

(40)

The Zenaka Story of Buddha's Birth and Early Life

(9)

The Fire Sermon

(2)

On Health of Mind

(2)

What Is Gained by Abandoning the World and Becoming a Monk?

100

(8)

The Duties of the Theravada Layman

108

(3)

What Is Nirvana? (Theravada View)

111

(4)

The Nirvana of the Buddha

115

(3)

Crossing the Ford

118

(2)

Is the Buddha Equally Compassionate Toward All?

120

(2)

Is Adopting the Way of the Monk a Selfish Act?

122

(1)

Book Two: Buddhist Thought Thought Later Centuries

123

(1)

Part IV. The Mahayana Religious Ideal

123

(43)

Hymn to the Buddha of Infinite Compassion and Wisdom

128

(2)

The Bodhisattva's Vow of Universal Redemption

130

(4)

The Path of Light and Love

134

(7)

Famous Mahayana Parables

141

(16)

The Eternal Buddha of Countless Worlds

157

(4)

What Is Nirvana? (Mahayana View)

161

(5)

Part V. Some Mahayana Philosophies

166

(38)

Nagarjuna's Analysis of Causality and Nirvana

170

(5)

Vasubandhu's Argument for Subjective Idealism

175

(6)

Ultimate Reality Is Absolute Mind

181

(13)

Ultimate Reality Transcends What Can Be Expressed in Words

194

(10)

Part VI. Devotional and Intuitional Buddhism in China and Japan

204

(36)

The Pure Land of Amitabha

207

(4)

The White Lotus Ode

211

(2)

Honen's Letter and Poems

213

(5)

Shinran's Songs to Amida

218

(5)

The Bodhisattva Who Saves Even from the Depths of Hell

223

(3)

Tao Sheng on Nirvana and the Buddha's Way

226

(1)

Seng Ts'an's Poem on Trust in the Heart

227

(3)

Shen Hui's Sermon on Sudden Awakening

230

(7)

A Zen ``Koan,''

237

(1)

The Mahayana Layman's Ideal

237

(3)

Epilogue: Buddha's Pity

240

(2)

Bibliography

242

(2)

Glossary

244

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