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The Life of Buddha

62 entries · 4 sections

by Andre Ferdinand Herold

Start Reading Page Index Foreword Table of Contents

Part One

1. King Suddhodana And Queen Maya 2. Maya's Dream 3. The Birth of Siddhartha 4. Asita's Prediction 5. Siddhartha at the Temple 6. Siddhartha's First Meditation 7. The Marriage of Siddhartha 8. Siddhartha Leads a Life of Pleasure 9. The Three Encounters 10. Gopa's Dream 11. Siddhartha is Eager to Know the Great Truths 12. Siddhartha Leaves His Father's Palace 13. Siddhartha the Hermit 14. Gopa and Suddhodana Grieve 15. The Doctrine of Arata Kalama 16. Siddhartha and King Vimbasara 17. Siddhartha Deserted by His First Disciples 18. Siddhartha Under the Tree of Knowledge 19. Mara's Defeat 20. Siddhartha Becomes the Buddha

Part Two

1. Trapusha and Bhallika 2. The Buddha is Prepared to Preach the Doctrine 3. The Buddha Leaves for Benares 4. The Buddha Finds His Former Disciples 5. The Story of the Hermit and the Hare 6. The Story of Padmaka 7. The Buddha at the Bamboo Grove 8. Sariputra and Maudgalyayana 9. The Buddha Pacifies the Malcontents of Rajagriha 10. Suddhodana Sends Messengers to His Son 11. The Story of the Crane and the Fish 12. The Story of Visvantara 13. The Story of Dharmapala 14. Gopa's Great Virtue 15. Nanda Renounces Royalty 16. The Buddha Leaves Kapilavastu 17. Anathapindika's Offering 18. The New Disciples 19. Nanda's Pride 20. The Death of Suddhodana

Part Three

1. Mahaprajapati is Admitted to the Community 2. The Buddha Exposes the Imposters 3. Suprabha 4. Virupa 5. Sinca's Deceit 6. The Buddha Tames a Wild Buffalo 7. Dissension Among the Monks 8. Kuvalaya the Dancer 9. The God Alavaka Defeated by the Buddha 10. Devadatta Expelled from the Community 11. Ajatasatru's Treachery 12. The Death of Devadatta 13. Prasenajit and Ajatasatru 14. The Buddha Teaches the Doctrine 15. The Buddha and the Shepherd 16. The Buddha Instructs the Monks of Vaisali 17. The Meal at Cunda's 18. The Buddha Enters Nirvana