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Publisher: PILGRIMS PUBLISHING,VARANASI |
| Author: E.J. Thomas | |
| Language: A Selection Translated from the Pali with Introduction | |
| Pages: 123 | |
| Cover: Paperback | |
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7.2" X 4.6" |
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Weight 100 gm |
| Edition: 2004 | |
| ISBN: 8177690825 | |
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IDJ067 |
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Ships in 1-3 days |
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Preface to the New Edition
The Buddhist Seriptures is a collection of some of the most basic and essential Buddhist teachings as proclaimed by the Buddha himself. The book is nicely interspersed with stories related to the development and growth of this world conquering system. The author has chosen his topics well and has presented them quite sincerely one must agree that the Buddhist scriptures are classics of philosophy which have met no match in their thousands of years of existence.
Once the basics of this complex subject are understood then it is time to go on into the worlds of Mahayana, Hinayana and Zen. For in all truth the Buddha himself tried to put forth the simplest of doctrines for the common man to follow and practice in his everyday life. The author has done this amply in this collection of the gems from the Buddhist Scriptures.
Christopher N Burchett
About the Book:
Buddhist Scriptures is a collection of some the most basic and crucial tenets of the Buddhist teachings as proclaimed by the Buddha.
Who was the Buddha?
How relevant are his teachings today?
Do these scriptures really represent what the Buddha taught?
E.J. Thomas in this book successfully presents us with a collection of the Buddha's most profound teachings and in them will be found the answers to these and many other questions. The book will also enable the reader to comprehend the concepts of one of the most complex and esoteric doctrines.
| Introduction | 9 | |
| The Buddhist Scriptures | 16 | |
| Christian Parallels | 19 | |
| Chapter I. | The Dream of Queen Maya | 23 |
| Chapter II | The Birth of Gotama | 26 |
| Chapter III | The Four Signs | 29 |
| Chapter IV | The Great Renunciation | 32 |
| Chapter V | The Chain of Causation | 37 |
| Chapter VI | The Beginning of Buddha's Preaching | 40 |
| The Discourse of setting in motion the Wheel of the Doctrine (The Middle Path. The Four Truths. The Noble Eightfold Path) | 43 | |
| Chapter VII | The Ordination of Yasa | 45 |
| The Formula of the Three Refuges | 45 | |
| Chapter VIII | The Ten Commandments | 52 |
| Chapter IX | The Fire Discourse | 54 |
| Chapter X | The Weaver's Daughter | 57 |
| Dhammapada 174 and Commentary | 62 | |
| Chapter XI | The Questions of Malunkyaputra | 64 |
| Chapter XII | The Questions of Uttiya | 68 |
| Chapter XIII | The Questions of Vacchacotta | 71 |
| Chapter XIV | Birth-story of the Blessings of the commandments | 75 |
| Chapter XV | Birth-story of King Mahasilava | 80 |
| Chapter XVI | Birth-story of the City with Four Gates | 90 |
| Chapter XVII | The Pig-Faced Ghost | 97 |
| Chapter XVIII | The Jewel Discourse | 99 |
| Chapter XIX | Dhaniya the Herdsman | 104 |
| Dhammapada 153, 154 | 104 | |
| Note on parallels to the New Testament | 107 | |
| Chapter XX | Buddha's Visit to Chunda | 109 |
| Chapter XXI | The Death of Buddha | 112 |
| Chapter XXII | The Non-Existence of Individuality | 118 |
| Formula of the thirty-two parts of the body | 120 | |
| Chapter XXIII | Non-Individuality and Moral Responsibility | 123 |
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