The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 526
At that time the Blessed One edified, aroused, quickened and gladdened the monks with a religious discourse on the subject of Nirvāna. And these monks grasping the meaning, thinking it out, and accepting with their hearts the whole doctrine, listened attentively. But there was one brother who had some doubt left in his heart. He arose and clasping his hands made the request: "May I be permitted to ask a question?" When permission was granted he spoke as follows: 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1386
"Thou seest then, Sāriputta, that thou knowest not the hearts of the holy Buddhas of the past nor the hearts of those of the future. Why, therefore, are thy words so grand and bold? Why burstest thou forth into such a song of ecstasy?" 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 237
"Purify your hearts and cease to kill; that is true religion. 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1060
Then the Blessed One, lifting up the empty basin and whirling it round, asked: "Art thou not afraid lest it should fall and break?" 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1984
Carus's _Portfolio of Buddhist Art_.[2] The two great expositions in Munich, "Japan and Eastern Asia in Art" and "Expositions of the Masterpieces of Mohammedan Art," 1910, were very instructive to me from the point of view of art history, containing invaluable material conveniently arranged from the great museums, royal treasures and private collections from London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Cairo.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1548
"Let us, then, revere the truth; let us inquire into the truth and state it, and let us obey the truth. For the truth is Buddha our Master, our Teacher, our Lord." 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1780
Dha'rma, _skt._, Dha'mma, _p._, originally the natural condition of things or beings, the law of their existence, truth, then religious truth, the law, the ethical code of righteousness, the whole body of religious doctrines as a system, religion; let a man take pleasure in the dharma; the goodness of the dharma.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1159
"Three merchants set out on their travels, each with his capital; one of them gained much, the second returned with his capital, and the third one came home after having lost his capital. What is true in common life applies also to religion. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1179
"This same greedy character lived many generations ago as a crane near a pond, and when the dry season set in he said to the fishes with a bland voice: 'Are you not anxious for your future welfare? There is at present very little water and still less food in this pond. What will you do should the whole pond become dry, in this drought?' 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1741
Since the most important names and terms, such as Nirvāna, Karma and Dharma, have become familiar to us in their Sanskrit form, while their Pali equivalents, Nibbāna, Kamma and Dhamma, are little used, it _appeared advisable to prefer for some terms the Sanskrit forms_, but there are instances in which the Pāli, for some reason or other, has been preferred by English authors [e. g. Krishā Gautamī is always called Kisāgotamī], we present here in the Glossary both the Sanskrit and the Pāli forms.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 941
"I proclaim, Simha, the annihilation of egotism, of lust, of ill-will, of delusion. However, I do not proclaim the annihilation of forbearance, of love, of charity, and of truth. 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1955
Righteousness, foundation of the kingdom of; source of all righteousness; the kingdom of righteousness; the throne of truth is righteousness. Right path, mortification not the. Right path, sign of the. Right thought, helmet of. Ripe fruits. Rituals have no efficacy. River, crossed the. Rivers in the ocean. Rivers reach the main. Roads cross, where four. Robe of the Tathāgata. Robes, lay; robes of cloth of gold; the bhikkhus doffed their robes. Rock a good blow, give the. Room for the _I_, no.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1507
Then the Mallas, with their young men and maidens and their wives, being grieved, and sad, and afflicted at heart, went to the Upavattana, the sāla grove of the Mallas, and wanted to see the Blessed One, in order to partake of the bliss that devolves upon those who are in the presence of the Holy One. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1592
Gospel: IV, 6 Sources: BSt, p. 64 Parallelisms: Mark vii, 32, 37; Matth. xi, 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 678
"And the queen bore him a son and they called him Dīghāvu. 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 548
On hearing the strange rumor, the king went forth in great haste and when he met his son he exclaimed: "Why dost thou thus disgrace me? Knowest thou not that I can easily supply thee and thy bhikkhus with food?" 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 617
Having received permission to make known her requests, Visākhā said: "I desire, Lord, through all my life long to bestow robes for the rainy season on the Sangha, and food for incoming bhikkhus, and food for outgoing bhikkhus, and food for the sick, and food for those who wait upon the sick, and medicine for the sick, and a constant supply of rice-milk for the Sangha, and bathing robes for the bhikkhunīs, the sisters." 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1995
By means of the Hagenbeck Indian ethnological exposition (Oct. 1911, in Munich) I was able to study types of the different Indian races and castes from nature, and this in addition to a personal observation of the features of Indians in the harbors of Genoa and Venice enabled me to draw my figures according to nature from genuine Indian models.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 977
Said the Buddha: "Greater than the immolation of bullocks is the sacrifice of self. He who offers to the gods his evil desires will see the uselessness of slaughtering animals at the altar. Blood has no cleansing power, but the eradication of lust will make the heart pure. Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness." 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 890
As the lily will grow full of sweet perfume and delight upon a heap of rubbish, thus the disciple of the truly enlightened Buddha shines forth by his wisdom among those who are like rubbish, among the people that walk in darkness. 51
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 946
And the Blessed One continued: "The Tathāgata teaches that all warfare in which man tries to slay his brother is lamentable, but he does not teach that those who go to war in a righteous cause after having exhausted all means to preserve the peace are blameworthy. He must be blamed who is the cause of war. 17
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 63
The truth cures our diseases and redeems us from perdition; the truth strengthens us in life and in death; the truth alone can conquer the evils of error. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 294
The Blessed One, full of compassion, looked with the eye of a Buddha upon all sentient creatures, and he saw among them beings whose minds were but scarcely covered by the dust of worldliness, who were of good disposition and easy to instruct. He saw some who were conscious of the dangers of lust and wrong doing. 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1380
"Therefore, O bhikkhus, be full of faith, modest in heart, afraid of sin, anxious to learn, strong in energy, active in mind, and full of wisdom." 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 14
Lest the fundamental idea of the Buddha's doctrines be misunderstood, the reader is warned to take the term "self" in the sense in which the Buddha uses it. The "self" of man translates the word _ātman_ which can be and has been understood, even in the Buddhist canon, in a sense to which the Buddha would never have made any objection.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 514
"Hankering after pleasure is a danger common to all; it carries away the world. He who is involved in its eddies finds no escape. But wisdom is the handy boat, reflection is the rudder. The slogan of religion calls you to overcome the assaults of Māra, the enemy. 29
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 934
Then the desire to go and visit the Blessed One, which had arisen in Simha, the general, abated. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1620
Gospel: XVIII Sources: MV, 1, 7; 8, 9; Fo, vv. 1280-1296 Parallelisms: John iii, 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 758
"Having attained this higher birth, I have found the truth and have taught you the noble path that leads to the city of peace. 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1190
"Then gasping, and with tears trickling from his eyes, and trembling with the fear of death, the crane besought the lobster, saying: 'O, my Lord! Indeed I did not intend to eat thee. Grant me my life!' 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 717
The new king listened to the evil advice of Devadatta, and he gave orders to take the life of the Tathāgata. However, the murderers sent out to kill the Lord could not perform their wicked deed, and became converted as soon as they saw him and listened to his preaching. The rock hurled down from a precipice upon the great Master split in twain, and the two pieces passed by on either side without doing any harm. Nalagiri, the wild elephant let loose to destroy the Lord, became gentle in his presence; and Ajātasattu, suffering greatly from the pangs of his conscience, went to the Blessed One and sought peace in his distress. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 38
Christianity teaches charity without dispelling the ego-illusion; and in this sense it surpasses even the Māhāyana: it is still more adapted to the needs of multitudes than a large vessel fitted to carry over those who embark on it: it is comparable to a grand bridge, a Mahāsetu, on which a child who has no comprehension as yet of the nature of self can cross the stream of self-hood and worldly vanity.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 675
And the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus and told them the story of Prince Dīghāvu, the Long-lived. He said: 13
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 986
"Nirvāna is wherever the precepts are obeyed," replied the Blessed One. 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1979
[Names and terms must be looked up in the Glossary, where references to pages of the present book are separated by a dash from the explanation.]
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1765
Bimbisā'ra, _p._ and _skt._, the king of Magadha; often honored with the cognomen "Sai'nya," _skt._, or "Se'niya," i. e. "the warlike or military."
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1465
"Practise the earnest meditations I have taught you. Continue in the great struggle against sin. Walk steadily in the roads of saintship. Be strong in moral powers. Let the organs of your spiritual sense be quick. When the seven kinds of wisdom enlighten your mind, you will find the noble, eightfold path that leads to Nirvāna. 19
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 632
And the Blessed One gave thanks to Visākhā in these verses: 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1650
Sources: Bgt, 212 Parallelisms: Matth. xiii, 3 et seq.; Mark iv, 3-20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 379
The Blessed One, having donned his robes, took his alms-bowl and went with Yasa to the house of the rich merchant. When they had arrived there, the mother and also the former wife of Yasa saluted the Blessed One and sat down near him. 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1590
THE GOSPEL OF BUDDHA CHAPTER AND VERSE (Gospel): I-III Sources: EA Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 508
"We are encompassed on all sides by the rocks of birth, old age, disease, and death, and only by considering and practising the true law can we escape from this sorrow-piled mountain. 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 767
Jotikkha, the son of Subhadda, was a householder living in Rājagaha. Having received a precious bowl of sandalwood decorated with jewels, he erected a long pole before his house and put the bowl on its top with this legend: "Should a samana take this bowl down without using a ladder or a stick with a hook, or without climbing the pole, but by magic power, he shall receive as reward whatever he desires." 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1014
"Then sameness is constituted by continuity only?" asked the Tathāgata. 49
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1026
"Verily, I say unto thee: Not in the heavens, not in the midst of the sea, not if thou hidest thyself away in the clefts of the mountains, wilt thou find a place where thou canst escape the fruit of thine evil actions. 63
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1003
"Very well," said the Buddha, "and would you call those flames the same that have burned yesterday and are burning now in the same lamp, filled with the same kind of oil, illuminating the same room?" 35
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 904
"It is as if a man should make a staircase in the place where four roads cross, to mount up into a mansion. And people should ask him, 'Where, good friend, is this mansion, to mount up into which you are making this staircase? Knowest thou whether it is in the east, or in the south, or in the west, or in the north?
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1597
Gospel: Omitted Sources: RHB, pp. 103-108 Parallelisms: Matth. ii, 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 829
"A preacher must be like a man in quest of water who digs a well in an arid tract of land. So long as he sees that the sand is dry and white, he knows that the water is still far off. But let him not be troubled or give up the task as hopeless. The work of removing the dry sand must be done so that he can dig down deeper into the ground. And often the deeper he has to dig, the cooler and purer and more refreshing will the water be. 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1271
"The Tathāgata can quicken the spiritual ears of the powerful, and when thou, great king, hearest the dog bark, think of the teachings of the Buddha, and thou mayst still learn to pacify the monster." 5