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LIFE OF B UD DH A .
Budd h a s ’
B i rt h .
S i d d a r th a
Marriage
’
5 .
The E nlightenment
B u ddha s Temptation
’
Openin g of Mission .
Epoch of G ospel ”
B ud d ha s Death
’
B uddhism Successes
The F ate of B u ddhism in In d ia
Buddhism l n Ceylon
Buddhism in Tibet
Buddhism i n China
Buddhism i n Japan
DO C TR I N E OF B U DDH I S M .
Introduction
The Principle of T ransit io n .
Dr Paul C arus
. .
6 7 72 6 O l d/i 72 6 o
f B u ddhi sm .
S K ES A B URO N A GA O
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S a n F rancisco March 3 1 1 9 00
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LIFE O F B UDDHA
C HAPTER I .
U D D II A S B I RT H
B —
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.
f B
’
8 7 72 6 Ou flz n e o .
’
a name given h i m by his father B u ddha s
d ar t h a , ,
One .
CHA P TER I I .
S I D D A R I H A S M A RR I A G E
' ‘ ’
.
and death .
CHA P T E R III .
T H E TH RE E S I G HT S .
for life his heart broken and oppressed his head w hite
, , ,
may the fact is that his kind heart felt for all men
,
C HAPTER IV .
TH E G RE A T R EN U N CIA T I O N .
his beloved wife and son The child lay in the arms .
10 f
o .
CHAPTER V .
TH E L ON G R E T I R E M E NT .
enlightenment .
CHAPTER VI .
TH E ENLIG HT EN M E NT .
subtle contemplation .
. 11
“
Afte r wards the Buddha uttered himself : W hen ,
this I know .
C H APTER VII .
B U DDH A S T E M PT A T I O N
’
.
”
The first was named Lust p ol u t ion the second -
,
“
Able to delight a m an and the third Love j oy ,
—
,
p ath.
different places .
CHA P TER IX .
S E ND I N G O U T TH E D I S CI P L E S .
C HAPTER X .
E PO C H OF G O S P E L .
'
The doctrines of B uddha s whole life are arranged
in a chronological order b y the Chinese scho l ar Ten ,
verted them .
, ,
,
.
The O u tli n e f
o B u ddhi sm . 15
,
-
Sutra .
Pr a gn a p ar a m it a Sutra .
h avat i v y u h a etc .
, , ,
CH APTER X I .
B U DD H A S F A R E W E L L A DDR ES S
’
.
CH APT E R XII .
’
B UDD H A s D EA TH .
Now kno w ing that his last t ime had come Buddha
, ,
“
Ananda : I have ever declared to you that it is
i n the nature of all things that we m ust separate ,
fro m our near and dear and leave them Now then
, .
,
“
disciples thus Behold now brethren I impress
'
, ,
TH E FI R S T B U DD H I S T C O U N CIL .
sa y ing ,
“
The s e then are the Vina y as
, ,
quarrel .
C HA PTER X IV .
CH APTER XV .
TH E TH I RD B U DD H I S T C O U N CI L .
A S OK A ’
S SE V E NTH E D IC T .
,
The Ou t li ne f
o B u d d hi sm . 21
“
And let e v e ry on e w h et h er he receive abundant alms
,
AS O K A ’
S TW EL FTH E D IC T .
“
N o w the prospe r ity of t h i s e s s e n t i al part of the
teaching of all the sects (involves ) it is true great , ,
“
Whosoever exalts his o w n sect by decrying
others does so doubtless out of love for his own
, , ,
“
But on the contrary he inflicts the more an i n
, ,
“
Thus it is the desire of the beloved of the gods
that every sect should be well instructed and s h ould
(pro fess ) a religion that is lovel y .
22 The Ou tli ne of B u dd hi sm .
“
To this end do the ministers of religion ,
“
And this is the fruit thereof ; namely the ,
p r os eri t
y of his own sect and the exaltation of
”
religi o n generally .
CH APTER XVI .
TH E D I V ER GE N C E OF B U DDH I S M .
t i v a d i n a Tc h a i t y i k a Pu r v ac a i l a and A v a r ac a i l a
, ,
.
V a i b ad y a v a di n a , H et u vi d y a , V at s i pu t r i y a , Dh ar m at
tariya , B h ad r a y a n i y a , S a m m at i y a , M ah i ca s a k a ,
Dh ar m a gu p ta k a , S ad d h a r m av ar s h a k a , Ut t ari y a .
names are S ar ip u t r a M a h a m a u d ga l y ay a n a K at y a , ,
n ot perm it us .
C HAPT ER XVI I .
TH E FO U RT H B U DD H I S T CO U NCI L .
became flourishing .
Mahayana school .
C H APTER X V III .
S U CC ES S OF B U DDH I S M .
t io n e d
. But more than that Budd hism went forth , ,
CHAPTER XIX .
TH E F A TE OF B U DDH I S M IN I N D I A .
C HAPTER XX .
B U D D H I S M I N CE Y L O N .
Asoka of C eylon .
, .
an y a and K elani .
C H APTER XXI .
B U DDH I S M I N T I B E T .
p r Ie S t s .
,
the thro ne in 8 99 A D B uddhists were persec u ted .
,
,
I ntent o n r e establishing the faith of Buddhism
-
.
The Ou t li n e f
o B u d d hi s m . 31
being E u ston
—
.
CHA P T ER XXII .
B U DDH I S M I N C H I N A .
”
of F a hien translated by Dr James Legge)
-
, . .
(4 2 4 A .
B od hi r u k i i n 50 8 A D . .
F h an l w a n
-
But its firm establishment was not until
.
8
. The Dhyana sect The Dhya n a doctrine was .
9
. The Maha y ana S a m p a ri gr a h a Sastra sect -
.
dynasty (71 2 A .
hists of the old Chinese sects and the latter sect was ,
C HAPTER X XIII .
B U DDH I S M I N J AP A N .
,
. .
,
namely :
1 . The first from 552 to 8 05 A B w i l l cover the
,
. .
,
this order .
, , ,
-
, ,
,
not form an independent sect though the Sastra has ,
, ,
his disciples .
’
, ,
,
The doctrine of this sect is .
mercy of B u d dha .
of his li fe .
40 The Ou t li n e of B u d d hi sm .
13
. The J i sectThe J i sect was fo unded by
.
I c h i p en whose birth
, took place in the first year of
the Y en o period and
-
the foundation of this sect in
,
Shin doctrines .
D ct i n Th p i nci pl f c
o r e e r d ff ct e o a u se a n e e .
Th p i nc p l
e f t n m ig t i
r i e o ra s ra on .
P B d dhi m
u re u s
C f i o n e ss o n
P ct i c P f i n f f i th i T i t
.
ra e r o ess o o a n r ra na .
O b v nc f t h t n p c pt
se r a e o e e re e s .
DOCTRIN E
CHAPTER XXV .
PR IN CI P LE O F TR A N S IT I ON
TH E .
, ,
.
cannot be obtained .
and ether .
The eye th at sees the ear that hears the nose that
, ,
lastly of understandi n g
,
.
pai n .
despair
44 The Ou t li ne of B u d dhi sm .
“
teaches : Birth is su ffering old age is su ffering, ,
33}
W 1 t h e unloved is su ff ering to be separated from
, ,
the loved is su ffering and not to obtain what one
,
desires is su ffering ” .
“
B udd h a teaches : Th i s i s t h e sacred truth of the
o r i gin of suffering : it is t h e thirst for bei n
g w h i ch ,
“
Buddha teaches : This is the sacred truth of the ex
tinction of su ff ering The extinction of this thirst b v
.
”
com plete annihilation of desire .
R i gh t ct
D d i Ri gh t l i vi g ee '
a s .
n .
W d R i gh t p c h or . s ee .
Ri gh t b li f e e .
R i gh t lv r es o e .
Th gh t Ri gh t ff t ou e or
R i gh t t h gh t
.
ou .
( Ri g h t m d i t t i n e a o .
CHAPTER X X VI .
PR INCI P LE O F C A U S E A ND E FF EC T
TH E .
and some men born in poverty ' Why are some men
happy and others unhappy ' W hy are som e men
well all the time even though they are careless and
, ,
fl
‘
s u e r
of the acts .
are preached .
CH APTER X X V I .
TH E PR I NCI P LE OF TH E TR AN S M IG R A T ION .
pires and hell ; t hus unto all eternity like the earth
, ,
1 Se c o nd a r yp as si o n o f g r eed i n ess .
I ts c a u se 2 Se c o nd a ry p a ss i o n o f a n g er.
3 Se c o n d ar y p as s i o n of b e w i l d e rm e nt
M nki
.
(I) a nd
ct
.
I ts eff e (2 A su ra .
(3 Dv e as o r h ea v nl y b
e ei n g s .
( 2 ) Th ree i nfer i or s t a t es o f Ex i s t e n c e .
1 p
G r ea t ass i o n o f r ee d i n ess g
c g
.
I ts aus e 2 G r ea t p ass i o n o f a n e r
l
.
3 G r eat p a ssi on o f e w i d er m e nt b .
1 B ein s in ge H ll
ct P p
.
I ts e ff e 2 r e tas o r d e ar te d s i r i t s
p .
3 B ru t e .
“ ”
nature of the body of compensation of B u ddha ;
that the six organs of sense of all be ings are the form
“ ”
of the body capable of transformation of Buddha .
man
In the midst of immortality man ignorantly dreams ,
,
- -
.
,
, ,
C HAPTER XXVII .
CO N F E S S I ON .
c
To eas e fro m al l si n (s e fi sh ness ) l
v
To ge t ir t u e ; a n d
cl
To ean se o n e ’ s o w n h e art ,
Th i i t h d ct i f B d d h
s s e o r ne o u a .
‘
man think lightly of evil saying in his heart It , ,
”
thyself by thyself exami n e thyself by t hyself
,
.
C H APTER XX V II I .
TR I S A RA N A .
We are taught that all beings are made from the six
great elements namely earth water fire air ether
, ,
, , , , ,
thought a nd speech .
B uddha .
“ ”
m ay be gathered in the only mind of Buddha .
meditation wisdom ,
.
of existence .
mo ny .
, ,
o f gods and men the exalted Bu d dha
”
, .
The Ou t li n e f
o B u d d hi s m . 61
“
I follow the doctrin e as my guide ; well preached
is the doctrine of the Exalted One It has become .
Sangha
B u t to believe in B uddha s ima ge does not mean
’
obtaining) .
C HAPTER XXIX .
O B S E RV ANC E OF TH E TE N PR ECE PT S .
im m oral .
It is re m arkable that Buddha nev er
taught the ethics of asceticism He said : Neithe r “
.
to seek composure .
“
We are taught : He w h o lives f or pleas u re o nly ,
“
And in another place we are taught : Let no man
take into consideration whether a thing is pleasant
or unpleasant Pleasures destroy the foolish ; the
.
D d N tt t l ee o o s ea .
N t t c m m it d lt y o o o a u er .
N t t li o o e .
N t t i nv t vi l p t o o en e re or s
W d N t t c p
or
o o ar .
.
N t t b p f n o o e ro a e .
N t t c v t o o o e .
Th gh t T cl n h t f m li c
ou o ea n s e o
’
e s ea r o a e .
T f n m i nd f g n nc o re e o
’
e s o i o ra e .
“
Buddha said : He w h o looks fo r pleasure for
himself only and who is selfish is not a virtuou s
, ,
”
man and it is said in Sutra that if anyone breaks
,
the beast .
and all men are our fathers and all women are our ,
”
mothers . T h is means that we must have kindness
for all people without any diff erence as parents l o ve ,
Duties in reference to s u p er h u m an b em gs .
who will say that the inferior living beings are like
the inanimate things ' To kill the inferior animals ,
“
2. Not to steal or rob ” but help every o n e to ,
3.
“
Not to commit adultery b ut lead a l ife of
”
,
,
”
”
not only saying that which is not but also pre ,
,
”
or calumniators .
0
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6 . Not to be profane but to speak with decency ,
“ ”
7 Not to tattle but to speak to the purpose or , ,
“ ”
8 . Not to covet nor envy but to rej oice at the ,
tain yourself and the rest you will deposit for your
,
9
. To cleanse one s heart of malice ; casting out
’
all an ger spite and ill will to treat all living beings
, ,
-
,
”
with kindness and benevolence .
Buddha .
Lis t of Some Boo ks on Bud d his m
Th e Go s p e l of B ud d ha .
A cc ord i ng t o ol d r e o rd s c
PAU L C ARUS Pp i 2 75 Cl t h pp c
.
By . . x v— . o a er , 35 e nt s .
O p n C t P b l i h i n g C Ch i c g Il l 189 4
,
e ou r u s o a o, . .
B u d d his m a nd It s C h r is t i a n C r i t i c s .
By PAUL CAR U S P p 3 16 Cl o th ,
C t t Th O i gi f B d d h i m Th P h i l p h y
. . .
o n en s : e r n o u s —
e oso of Bu d d
hi m sTh P y c h l gi c l P b l m Th B i c C n c pt
—
e s o o a ro e —
e as o e s of B u d d
h i m B d d hi m
s —
d Ch i t i
u i t y Ch i t i n C i t i c f B s an r s an —
r s a r s o u d d hi s m .
O p n C t P b l i h i g C Ch i c g I ll 1 897
e ou r u s n o .
,
a o, . .
B u d d h i s t C at e h i s m c .
By H O L OTT P
S .C , r es i d e n t o f t h e
. h e osop h i a S o i e t T cl c y
gl c c c
.
En i sh e d i t i on , p ap er , 3 5 e nt s ; m e r i a n e d i t i o n , p ar h m e n t , A
c
50 en t s .
O cc l P bl
u t g
u i sh in C o , 73 r em o n t S t re e t , B o st o n , a ss . T M .
A B u d d h is t C at e h is m c .
B y COL S O C TT. H L O
W i t h i nt ro d u t i o n a nd no t e s y P r o
. . . c b
f es sesso r El l o t t C o u es .
g
B ei n V o l 3 o f B i o g e n S e ri e s . ar h m e nt , 50 c t s Pp iii 8 4 . P c . . v —
cc l P b l g T M
.
O u t u is h i n C o , 73 re m o nt S t ree t , B os ton , a ss . .
A B u d d h is t C at e h i s m c .
B y S U B H A DR A B H K S H P p i v 1 07 C o th , I U .
—
. l
P P T
.
G u t na m ’
s S o n s , 2 7 W est
. w ent t h i r d S t r ee t , y -
Y k N Y
.
N ew or ,
. .
k c f t h Li f n d T c h i g f
B u d d h i s m , b e i n a s et h g o e e a ea n s o
G au t a m a , Th e B u d d h a .
B y T W R H S DA I D S P h D L L D Pp v ii i 2 52 C l t h
. Y V , .
, . . .
—
o
S i xt nt h Th
. . . .
,
a b t
ou nd ee o u sa .
E J B Y g C N w Y k 1 89 4 . . ou n o e or
A l S ci t y f P m t i ng C h i t i n K w l d g 4 3 Q n
. .
, . .
so o e or ro o r s a no e e, u ee
Vi ct S t t L nd or i a r ee , o on .
B u d d h i s m , It s Hi s t o r a n d L i t e r at u r e y .
By T W. HY S V DS , Ph D , L L
. R x — 2 30DA I . . D . Pp C l ot h
c c H i s to ry
. . . .
,
B ei ng t h e F i r st S er i e s o f m eri a n L e t u r es o n t h e A
of R g
e l i i o ns .
G u t n a m .
’
P P
s S o n s , 2 7 W est
. w ent y t h i r d S t r ee t , T -
N ew or , 18 9 6 Y k N Y . . .
Hi b b e rt Le c t u r e s f o r 1 8 8 1 .
By T . W . RH
DA I DS P h D L L D O n t h O i gi n nd
YS V . . e r a
t h f R l i gi n i ll t t d by m p i nt i t h Hi t y f
.
, .
, .
G
w
ro o e o as us ra e so e o s n e s or o
Ind n B d d hi m
ia u s .
W ill i m nd N g t 1 4 H n i tt S t t C v nt G d n
a s a or a e, e r e a re e , o e ar e ,
Lo nd on .
B u d d h i s t B i r t h S t o r i e s or J at a k a Ta l es V ol 1 . .
T l by T R DA I D D Pp ci i i
.
rans a t ed W H YS V DS , P h. LL . . . . . . .
-
347 .
c
Le t u r e s o n t h e S i e nc e o f e l i g i o n, w it h c
a Pa p e r o n R
B u d d h is t N i h i l i s m a nd a Tra n s at i o n of t h e Dh a m m a l
p a d a o r P at h of
z
i rt u e V
MU LL Pp
.
By MAX ER i v— 300 Cl ot h , . . .
Ch ar les S r i bner C o , N ew Y or 1 8 72 c . k . .
Th e Lif e of B ud d ha a nd t h e E ar l y Hi s t or y of Hi s Or d e r .
T nl t d b y W W R O ILL c nd S c t y
ra s a e . . CK H , Se o e r e ar of U . S .
L g t n i n Ch i n
e a io a .
D i v d f m Ti b t n w k Pp xi i 2 73 C l t h b
er e ro e a or s, —
. o , a ou t
K gan P l F n ch T b Pt n t H
.
e C
au , re ,
ru ue r o .
,
a er os er ou se , Lo n d on .
Th e Po p u l ar L i f e
B ud d ha of .
By RTH R L A E U
xi i — 8 40 ILLI . Pp . .
P l
au , F r en h 8c C o , N o 1 c P L o nd o n
g a t ern o st er Sq u are ,
ega n . .
.
18 s
Th e Inf l u e nc e o f B u d d hi s m on C h r i s t ia ni t y .
B y A RTH U R L ILLIE Pp vi i i 18 4 —
S o ns ,
’
, Co .
,
.
N ew Y k or . 1 8 93 .
B u d d h is m i n C h r i s t e n d o m , or J e s u s t h e Es s e n c e .
By ARTHU R ILLIE L
P l F n ch P
.
K e gan au ,
re Co .
, No 1 . at er no st er S q ua re , L o nd on .
B u d d h i s m i n Tr a ns la t i ons .
By H
‘
Y E NR C LA R E W ARR EN Pp xx
K C lot h . . ,
Or i e nt a l R
e l i g i o ns t h e ira nde a t i o n t o Uni e r s a l R l v
R
e l i gi o n A cl
( rt i . e B u d d h is m ) .
By S A M UEL J O H N ON S vi — 80 2 Pp .
R Og M
. .
Th e Do c t ri ne of A F u t u r e L if e , A C r it i c al Hi s t o r y of
(Ch a p t er
W ILLIAM R OU NS E ILLE AL ER Pp 9 14
—
V G vi
By
.
.
N w Y k
.
W J W id d l t . . e on , e or . 1 8 66 .
Lat er ed i ti o n h v b
s n p bl i h d
a e ee u s e .
Th e Ge ni u s l it ud (A t i l B d d h
of S o e. r c e u a. )
B y W I LLIAM R ALG E R Pp ii 4 12 . . . x —
R b t B th B t n M
.
o er s ro e rs , os o , a ss . 1 86 6 .
A w d ti
ne e f t h b k i th
i on o h b n is oo e er as ee or b
i s a ou t t o b e p u b
li sh d nd
e u d i ff er ant tit l er e e .
Th e L i gh t A s ia
of .
By SI R E D W I N A R NOLD
b ookst o re
.
To b e o b t a i ne d at a n y .
Ind i a Re v is it e d C h a p t e r s x i v a nd x v i
. .
B y SI R E D W I N A R NOLD M A C S I Pp , . . . 32 4 .
Rb M
.
o e r ts B ro t h ers , B o s t o n , as s . 18 86 .
Th e L a n d of Th e W h it e E l ph e a nt .
By FR A NK VIN EN T J C , R . Pp x vi — 31 6
H p B Y k
. .
ar er r o t h e rs , N ew or . 18 74 .
Th e A nat o m y of N e ga t i o n . C h ap t e r 1 . Th e Re v o l t of the
Or i e nt .
B y E D G R S A Lr UsA .
Be l fo r l , C a r e 8: C o
. l k .
, C h i c ag o an d N ew Y k or . 1 88 9 .
l
S e e a so
v l c
S e e r a o f t h e S a r e d B o o k s of t h e E a s t
c y cl A t i cl
.
En o p a e d i a B r i t t a n ni c a r es
A c
m e r i a n E n y o p ae d i a c cl . B u d d h a a nd
c
A nd Di t i o na r of y
e i gi o u s Kn o w e d e R l l g . B u d d h is m .
Re c ord of B u d d h i s t i c Ki n d o m g .
g
Bein cc by C
an a o u nt t he h i n e se m on Fa i e n o f h is t r a e s k -
H vl
C yl
i n I nd ia A D a nd e on ( 39 9 . .
T nl ra s C
at e d a nd a n n o ta t e d w i t h a o r ea n r e e ns i o n o f t h e
. h i n ese c C
T xt by A E E E
e . C
J M S L GG , D D row n 4 t o o a rd s ,
. . b
A Re c o r d of t he B u d d h is t e l i gi o n , as ra ti R p c c ed in I n d i a an d
the M l yA c l g A
a a r h ip e a o ( D 6 71
TS I NG T l D
.
By I by . ra n s a t e d J TA K A K US U , B . . A Ph . .
A S h o r t Hi s t o r y of t he T w lv e e J ap a ne s e B u d d h i s t S e t s c
M A O ON
.
B y B UN Y I U N A N J I O , . . X .