The Gospel of Buddha, passage 627

The Blessed One said: "But what was the advantage you had in view for yourself, O Visākhā, in asking the eight boons of the Tathāgatha?" 19

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1327

Putting away the selfishness of her affection for her child, Kisā Gotamī had the dead body buried in the forest. Returning to the Buddha, she took refuge in him and found comfort in the Dharma, which is a balm that will soothe all the pains of our troubled hearts. 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 610

"Therefore, I say, restrain the heart, give it no unbridled license." 17

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1279

When the chief of the artisans had disappeared, his relatives and friends searched for him and found his body. Vāsavadattā, however, was tried by a judge, and condemned to have her ears and nose, her hands and feet cut off, and flung into a graveyard. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 364

And when Yasa, the noble youth, heard that there were neither distress, nor tribulations, nor sorrows, his heart was comforted. He went into the place where the Blessed One was, and sat down near him. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 747

"Naught's mine and naught of me, The self I do not mind! Thus Māra, I tell thee, My path thou canst not find." 29

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1547

"The truth is hidden to the blind, but he who has the mental eye sees the truth. The truth is Buddha's essence, and the truth will remain the ultimate standard by which we can discern false and true doctrines. 14

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1678

Gospel: LXVI Sources: Bst, pp. 211, 299. [See PT, 11, 58.] Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1491

Then the Blessed One, perceiving that death was near, uttered these words: "He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free, he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil; and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion, do we reach Nirvāna." 25

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1470

On his way the Blessed One grew tired, and he went aside from the road to rest at the foot of a tree, and said: "Fold the robe, I pray thee, Ānanda, and spread it out for me. I am weary, Ānanda, and must rest awhile!" 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1274

The king fell back in a swoon, and when he awoke a change had come over him. He had ceased to be the cruel despot and henceforth led a life of holiness and rectitude. The people said that the character of the Brahman had been impressed into his mind. 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 777

"I forbid you, O bhikkhus, to employ any spells or supplications, for they are useless, since the law of karma governs all things. He who attempts to perform miracles has not understood the doctrine of the Tathāgata." 14

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 189

Yet the majesty of his mind was ill-concealed under the poverty of his appearance. His erect gait betrayed his royal birth and his eyes beamed with a fervid zeal for truth. The beauty of his youth was transfigured by holiness and surrounded his head like a halo. 2

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1149

"My doctrine is like unto fire which consumes all things that exist between heaven and earth, great and small. 8

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 772

"An ordained disciple must not commit any unchaste act. The disciple who commits an unchaste act is no longer a disciple of the Sakyamuni. 7

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1698

Gospel: XCIV, 1 Sources: BSt,p. 84 Parallelisms: See Matth. iv, 1 and Mark i, 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 236

"What love can a man possess who believes that the destruction of life will atone for evil deeds? Can a new wrong expiate old wrongs? And can the slaughter of an innocent victim blot out the evil deeds of mankind? This is practising religion by the neglect of moral conduct. 21

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 330

"Verily, it is that craving which causes the renewal of existence, accompanied by sensual delight, seeking satisfaction now here, now there, the craving for the gratification of the passions, the craving for a future life, and the craving for happiness in this life. 26

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 710

Devadatta called on the Blessed One, requesting him to sanction his rules of greater stringency, by which a greater holiness might be procured. "The body," he said, "consists of its thirty-two parts and has no divine attributes. It is conceived in sin and born in corruption. Its attributes are liability to pain and dissolution, for it is impermanent. It is the receptacle of karma which is the curse of our former existences; it is the dwelling-place of sin and diseases and its organs constantly discharge disgusting secretions. Its end is death and its goal the charnel house. Such being the condition of the body it behooves us to treat it as a carcass full of abomination and to clothe it in such rags only as have been gathered in cemeteries or upon dung-hills." 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 794

"Three things, O disciples, shine before the world and cannot be hidden. What are the three? 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 184

The Bodhisatta mounted his noble steed Kanthaka, and when he left the palace, Māra stood in the gate and stopped him: "Depart not, O my Lord," exclaimed Māra. "In seven days from now the wheel of empire will appear, and will make thee sovereign over the four continents and the two thousand adjacent islands. Therefore, stay, my Lord." 23

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1948

Physician; the best physician; without beholding the physician. Pit, treasure laid up in a deep. Pity me not. Plantain-tree. Pleasure, he who lives for; let a man take pleasure in the dharma. Pleasures destroy the foolish; pleasures of self in heaven; why do we give up the pleasures of the world; religious wisdom lifts above pleasures. Potter; potter, vessels made by the. Power, incantations have no; magic power. Powerful elephant. Powerful king. Powers, moral. Practise the truth.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1556

Then the brethren decided to convene a synod in Rājagaha in order to lay down the pure doctrines of the Blessed One, to collect and collate the sacred writings, and to establish a canon which should serve as a source of instruction for future generations. 24

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 958

"He who harbors in his heart love of truth will live and not die, for he has drunk the water of immortality. 29

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1652

Gospel: XLVII, 23 Sources: SDP, xxiv, 22. [SB, xxi, p. 416.] Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 136

"The prince having begotten a son, will love him as I love the prince. This will be a strong tie to bind Siddhattha's heart to the interests of the world, and the kingdom of the Sakyas will remain under the sceptre of my descendants." 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 820

"All who come to hear the doctrine, the preacher must receive with benevolence, and his sermon must be without invidiousness. 6

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1414

When she was seated, the Blessed One instructed, aroused, and gladdened her with religious discourse. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 872

Not about the perversities of others, not about their sins of commission or omission, but about his own misdeeds and negligences alone should a sage be worried. 33

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1912

Creatures, all, received the message in their own language. Criminal, punishment of the. Criminal's act, punishment the fruit of the. Crossed the river. Crossed the stream, he had. Cultivate good-will. Culture of the mind.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1789

Indriyā'ni or panc'-indriyāni, the five organs of the spiritual sense. (See Balāni.)

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1272

King Brahmadatta happened to see a beautiful woman, the wife of a Brahman merchant, and, conceiving a passion for her ordered a precious jewel secretly to be dropped into the merchant's carriage. The jewel was missed, searched for, and found. The merchant was arrested on the charge of stealing, and the king pretended to listen with great attention to the defence, and with seeming regret ordered the merchant to be executed, while his wife was consigned to the royal harem. 1

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 521

When the Buddha was staying at the Veluvana, the bamboo grove at Rājagaha, he addressed the brethren thus: 1

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1288

There was a man in Jambūnada who was to be married the next day, and he thought, "Would that the Buddha, the Blessed One, might be present at the wedding." 1

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 605

"Lust beclouds a man's heart, when it is confused with woman's beauty, and the mind is dazed. 11

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1376

Then the Blessed One addressed Vassakāra and said: "When I stayed, O Brahman, at Vesālī, I taught the Vajjis these conditions of welfare, that so long as they should remain well instructed, so long as they will continue in the right path, so long as they live up to the precepts of righteousness, we could expect them not to decline, but to prosper." 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 78

Self, that which seems to those who love their self as their being, is not the eternal, the everlasting, the imperishable. Seek not self, but seek the truth. 16

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1043

"It is, Kassapa, as if a potter made different vessels out of the same clay. Some of these pots are to contain sugar, others rice, others curds and milk; others still are vessels of impurity. There is no diversity in the clay used; the diversity of the pots is only due to the moulding hands of the potter who shapes them for the various uses that circumstances may require. 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 42

a as the Italian and German short _a_. ā as _a_ in f_a_ther, e as _e_ in _e_ight. i as _i_ in h_i_t. ī as _i_ in m_a_chine. o as _o_ in h_o_me. u as _oo_ in g_oo_d. u as ū in r_u_mor. ai as in _eye_. au as _ow_ in h_ow_. ñ as _ny_. jñ as _dny_. ññ as _n-ny_. ch as _ch_ in _ch_ur_ch_. cch as _ch-ch_ in ri_ch_ _ch_ance.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1269

The hunter replied: 'The dog will howl as long as there are people hungry in the kingdom, and his enemies are those who practise injustice and oppress the poor.' The oppressor of the people, remembering his evil deeds, was seized with remorse, and for the first time in his life he began to listen to the teachings of righteousness." 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1290

When the Holy One appeared with the retinue of his many bhikkhus, the host whose means were limited received them as best he could, saying: "Eat, my Lord, and all thy congregation, according to your desire." 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1168

Then the father sent messengers out after his son, who was caught and brought back in spite of his cries and lamentations. Thereupon the father ordered his servants to deal tenderly with his son, and he appointed a laborer of his son's rank and education to employ the lad as a helpmate on the estate. And the son was pleased with his new situation. 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1727

PT.--Pantschatantra, translated into German by Theodor Benfey. Two vols. Leipsic, 1859.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1058

"No, my Lord," replied Rāhula, "the vessel, too, has become unclean." 8

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 590

When Suddhodana had grown old, he fell sick and sent for his son to come and see him once more before he died; and the Blessed One came and stayed at the sick-bed, and Suddhodana, having attained perfect enlightenment, died in the arms of the Blessed One. 1

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 650

Those who sided with the expelled brother went to the bhikkhus who had pronounced the sentence, saying: "This is no offence"; while the bhikkhus who had pronounced the sentence replied: "This is an offence." 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1540

"The law, accordingly, which the Buddha has left us as a precious inheritance has now become the visible body of the Tathāgata. Let us, therefore, revere it and keep it sacred. For what is the use of erecting dāgobas for relics, if we neglect the spirit of the Master's teachings?" 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 155

The charioteer observing the deep impression these sad sights had made on the prince, turned his horses and drove back to the city. 18

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 264

"Thus they continue to move in the coil and can find no escape from the hell of their own making. And how empty are their pleasures, how vain are their endeavors! Hollow like the plantain-tree and without contents like the bubble. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 59

Ye that suffer from the tribulations of life, ye that have to struggle and endure, ye that yearn for a life of truth, rejoice at the glad tidings! 4