The Gospel of Buddha
Preface
by Paul Carus
Introduction
Rejoice
Samsara and Nirvana
Truth the Saviour
Prince Siddhattha becomes Buddha
The Bodhisatta's Birth
The Ties of Life
The Three Woes
The Bodhisatta's Renunciation
King Bimbisara
The Bodhisatta's Search
Uruvela, the Place of Mortification
Mara, the Evil One
Enlightenment
The First Converts
Brahma's Request
The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness
Upaka
The Sermon at Benares
The Sangha
Yasa, the Youth of Benares
Kassapa
The Sermon at Rajagaha
The King's Gift
Sariputta and Moggallana
Anathapindika
The Sermon on Charity
Jetavana
The Three Characteristics and the Uncreate
The Buddha's Father
Yasodhara
Rahula
Consolidation of the Buddha's religion
Jivaka, the Physician
The Buddha's Parents Attain Nirvana
Women Admitted to the Sangha
The Bhikkhus' Conduct Toward Women
Visakha
The Uposatha and Patimokkha
The Schism
The Re-establishment of Concord
The Bhikkhus Rebuked
Devadatta
Name and Form
The Goal
Miracles Forbidden
The Vanity of Worldliness
Secrecy and Publicity
The Annihilation of Suffering
Avoiding the Ten Evils
The Preacher's Mission
The Teacher
The Dhammapada
The Two Brahmans
Guard the Six Quarters
Simha's Question Concerning Annihilation
All Existence is Spiritual
Identity and Non-Identity
The Buddha Omnipresent
One Essence, One Law, One Aim
The Lesson Given to Rahula
The Sermon on Abuse
The Buddha Replies to the Deva
Words of Instruction
Amitabha
The Teacher Unknown
Parables and Stories
Parables
The Widow's Two Mites and the Parable of the Three Merchants
The Man Born Blind
The Lost Son
The Giddy Fish
The Cruel Crane Outwitted
Four Kinds of Merit
The Light of the World
Luxurious Living
The Communication of Bliss
The Listless Fool
Rescue in the Desert
The Sower
The Outcast
The Woman at the Well
The Peacemaker
The Hungry Dog
The Despot
Vasavadatta
The Marriage-Feast in Jambunada
A Party in Search of a Thief
In the Realm of Yamaraja
The Mustard Seed
Following the Master Over the Stream
The Sick Bhikkhu
The Patient Elephant
The Last Days
The Conditions of Welfare
Sariputta's Faith
Pataliputta
The Mirror of Truth
Ambapali
The Buddha's Farewell Address
The Buddha Announces His Death
Chunda, the Smith
Metteyya
The Buddha's Final Entering into Nirvana
Conclusion
The Three Personalities of the Buddha
The Purpose of Being
The Praise of All the Buddhas
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The Gospel of Buddha
The Light of the World
There was a certain Brahman in Kosambi,
a wrangler and well versed in the Vedas.
As he found no one whom he regarded his equal in debate
he used to carry a lighted torch in his hand,
and when asked for the reason of his strange conduct, he replied:
"This world is so dark that I carry this torch
to light it up, as far as I can." [1]A samana sitting in the market-place heard these words and said:
"My friend, if thine eyes are blind
to the sight of the omnipresent light of the day,
do not call the world dark.
Thy torch adds nothing to the glory of the sun
and thy intention to illumine the minds of others
is as futile as it is arrogant." [2]Whereupon the Brahman asked:
"Where is the sun of which thou speakest?"
And the samana replied:
"The wisdom of the Tathagata is the sun of the mind.
His radiancy is glorious by day and night,
and he whose faith is strong will not lack light
on the path to Nirvana where he will inherit bliss everlasting." [3]End Chapter 69
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Compiled from ancient records by Paul Carus, 1894
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