The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1750
Amitā'bha, _p._ and _skt._, endowed with boundless light, from _amita_, infinite, immeasurable, and _ābbā_, ray of light, splendor, the bliss of enlightenment. It is a term of later Buddhism and has been personified as Amitābha Buddha, or Amita. The invocation of the all-saving name of Amitābha Buddha is a favorite tenet of the Lotus or Pure Land sect, so popular in China and Japan. Their poetical conception of a paradise in the West is referred to in Chapter LX. Southern Buddhism knows nothing of a personified Amitābha, and the Chinese travellers Fa-hien and Hiuen-tsang do not mention it. The oldest allusion to Amita is found in the Amitāyus Sūtra, translated A.D. 148--170. [See Eitel, _Handbook_, pp. 7--9.]
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 161
It was night. The prince found no rest on his soft pillow; he arose and went out into the garden. "Alas!" he cried, "all the world is full of darkness and ignorance; there is no one who knows how to cure the ills of existence." And he groaned with pain. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1207
And the Blessed One said: "The worldling nourishes his body, but the wise man nourishes his mind. He who indulges in the satisfaction of his appetites works his own destruction; but he who walks in the path will have both the salvation from evil and a prolongation of life." 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1695
Gospel: LXXXVIII Sources: MPN, i [SB, xi, p. 1 et seqq.] Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1253
"Verily there is great merit in the generosity of a king when he is land to a slave; but there is a greater merit in the slave when he ignores the wrongs which he suffers and cherishes kindness and good-will to all mankind. He will cease to hate his oppressors, and even when powerless to resist their usurpation will with compassion pity their arrogance and supercilious demeanor. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 218
As the muñja grass when freed from its horny case, as a sword when drawn from its scabbard, or as the wild bird escaped from its prison, so the ego, liberating itself from all limitations, finds perfect release. This is true deliverance, but those only who will have deep faith will learn." 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1319
Considering that Kisā Gotamī had the mental eye of spiritual knowledge and saw the real worth of things, the rich man gave her in marriage to his son, and he said: "With many, gold is no better than ashes, but with Kisā Gotamī ashes become pure gold." 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 447
At that time Sāriputta and Moggallāna, two Brahmans and chiefs of the followers of Sañjaya, led a religious life. They had promised each other: "He who first attains Nirvāna shall tell the other one." 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 735
"Just as the word 'chariot' is but a mode of expression for axle, wheels, the chariot-body and other constituents in their proper combination, so a living being is the appearance of the groups with the four elements as they are joined in a unit. There is no self in the carriage and there is no self in man. 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1602
Gospel: VII, 23-24 Sources: BSt, p. 84 Parallelisms: Luke iv, 5-8 [see also Matth. iv, 1-7 and Mark i, 13]
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 277
Blessed is he who has understood the Dharma. Blessed is he who does no harm to his fellow-beings. Blessed is he who overcomes wrong and is free from passion. To the highest bliss has he attained who has conquered all selfishness and vanity. He has become the Buddha, the Perfect One, the Blessed One, the Holy One. 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 329
"Now this, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the origin of suffering: 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1910
Cleansing power, blood has no. Cleaving to self. Cloth of gold, robes of. Cloud, like a. Cloud of good qualities. Coil, the. Color of my audience, like unto the. Combination, individuality a; combination subject to separation. Come forth into the light. Come into the world to befriend. Come to teach life. Commandments, see the ten evils. Communication of bliss, the. Complete surrender of self. Compounds will be dissolved. Comprehension of things, truth the correct.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1011
Said the Buddha: "Dost thou deny that the same logic holds good for thyself that holds good for the things of the world?" 45
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1662
Gospel: LIII, 23b Sources: QKM, p. 148 Parallelisms: John iii, 8
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 108
No clouds gathered in the skies and the polluted streams became clear, whilst celestial music rang through the air and the angels rejoiced with gladness. With no selfish or partial joy but for the sake of the law they rejoiced, for creation engulfed in the ocean of pain was now to obtain release. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1359
Said the Blessed One: "The time will come when the wicked relatives will find their punishment. O brethren, this is not the first time that this occurrence took place; it has happened before", and he told them a world-old tale. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1006
Replied Kūtadanta: "In one sense it is a different flame, in another it is not." 38
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 211
The king, clasping his hands with reverence, bowed down before Sakyamuni and said: "Mayest thou obtain that which thou seekest, and when thou hast obtained it, come back, I pray thee, and receive me as thy disciple." 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1731
RHB.--The Romantic History of Buddha from the Chinese Sanskrit, by S. Beal. London, 1875.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1430
When the Blessed One had remained as long as he wished at Ambapālī's grove, he went to Beluva, near Vesālī. There the Blessed One addressed the brethren, and said: "O mendicants, take up your abode for the rainy season round about Vesālī, each one according to the place where his friends and near companions may five. I shall enter upon the rainy season here at Beluva." 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 779
And it happened that an epidemic swept over the country in which he lived, so that many died, and the people were terrified. Some of them trembled with fright, and in anticipation of their fate were smitten with all the horrors of death before they died, while others began to be merry, shouting loudly, "Let us enjoy ourselves to-day, for we know not whether to-morrow we shall live"; yet was their laughter no genuine gladness, but a mere pretence and affectation. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1277
The courtesan was astonished at the reply, and she sent again for him, saying: "Vāsavadattā desires love, not gold, from Upagutta." But Upagutta made the same enigmatic reply and did not come. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1139
"Good, my son," enjoined the Blessed One. "Be sober and abandon wrong practices which serve only to stultify the mind." 35
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 101
His wife Māyā-devī was beautiful as the water-lily and pure in mind as the lotus. As the Queen of Heaven, she lived on earth, untainted by desire, and immaculate. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1902
Yaso'dharā, _p._, Ya'śodharā, _skt._, wife of Prince Gotama Siddhattha before he became Buddha. She became one of the first of Buddhist nuns. [See Jātaka, 87--90; Commentary on Dhammapada, vv. 168, 169: Bigandet, 156--168; Spence Hardy's _Manual_, 198--204; Beal, pp. 360--364: _B. Birth Stories_, 127.]
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 506
"Neither ponder on kingly dignity, nor listen to the smooth words of flatterers. 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 756
"All creatures are what they are through the karma of their deeds done in former and in present existences. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1593
Gospel: IV, 9 Sources: Fo, vv. 22-24 Parallelisms: Matth. ii, 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 118
"Banish all anxiety and doubt. The spiritual omens manifested indicate that the child now born will bring deliverance to the whole world. 19
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1824
Mu'ni, _skt._ and _p._, a thinker, a sage; especially a religious thinker. Sakyamu'ni, the sage of the Sakyas, is Buddha.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 397
The Tathāgata replied: "Didst thou not think, O Kassapa, that it would be better if I stayed away from the festival?" 13
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1514
Now the Blessed One overheard this conversation of the venerable Ānanda with the mendicant Subhadda. And the Blessed One called the venerable Ānanda, and said: "Ānanda! Do not keep out Subhadda. Subhadda may be allowed to see the Tathāgata. Whatever Subhadda will ask of me, he will ask from a desire for knowledge, and not to annoy me, and whatever I may say in answer to his questions, that he will quickly understand." 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 271
The Enlightened One saw the four noble truths which point out the path that leads to Nirvāna or the extinction of self: 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 202
"The Bodhisatta has recognized the illusory nature of wealth and will not take poison as food. 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 496
The Blessed One received the gift and replied: "May all evil influences be overcome; may the offering promote the kingdom of righteousness and be a permanent blessing to mankind in general, to the land of Kosala, and especially also to the giver." 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1242
Then the Brahman poured rice-milk into a golden bowl and offered it to the Blessed One, saying: "Let the Teacher of mankind partake of the rice-milk, for the venerable Gotama ploughs a ploughing that bears the fruit of immortality." 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1157
The woman was mightily strengthened in her mind by this thought, and said, "It is even as the Teacher says: what I have done is as much as if a rich man were to give up all his wealth." 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1429
And the Blessed One accepted the gift; and after instructing, arousing, and gladdening her with religious edification, he rose from his seat and departed thence. 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 878
Let a wise man blow off the impurities of his self, as a smith blows off the impurities of silver, one by one, little by little, and from time to time. 39
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1444
"And how, Ānanda, can a brother be a lamp unto himself, rely on himself only and not on any external help, holding fast to the truth as his lamp and seeking salvation in the truth alone, looking not for assistance to any one besides himself? 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 529
"There is, O monks, a state where there is neither earth, nor water, nor heat, nor air; neither infinity of space nor infinity of consciousness, nor nothingness, nor perception nor non-perception; neither this world nor that world, neither sun nor moon. It is the uncreate. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 996
The Blessed One explained the distinction by an illustration: "It is as when a man wants, during the night, to send a letter, and, after having Ids clerk called, has a lamp lit, and gets the letter written. Then, when that has been done, he extinguishes the lamp. But though the writing has been finished and the light has been put out the letter is still there. Thus does reasoning cease and knowledge remain; and in the same way mental activity ceases, but experience, wisdom, and all the fruits of our acts endure." 27
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 214
The Bodhisatta went to them and sat at their feet. He listened to their doctrines of the ātman or self, which is the ego of the mind and the doer of all doings. He learned their views of the transmigration of souls and of the law of karma; how the souls of bad men had to suffer by being reborn in men of low caste, in animals, or in hell, while those who purified themselves by libations, by sacrifices, and by self-mortification would become kings, or Brahmans, or devas, so as to rise higher and higher in the grades of existence. He studied their incantations and offerings and the methods by which they attained deliverance of the ego from material existence in states of ecstasy. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1953
Re-establishment of concord. Reform to-day. Refreshing drink, the, perception of truth. Refuge in the Blessed One. Refuge in the Buddha. Refuge in the Enlightened Teacher. Refuge is his name. Rejoice, angels. Religion, Buddha's, consolidation of; now is the time to seek religion; seeing the highest religion; the gift of all religion; worship and sacrifice the nature of religion; thou tearest down religion.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1669
Gospel: LIV, 10 Sources: QKM, p. 110 Parallelisms: John xiv, 6; John xviii, 37
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 649
Now, that bhikkhu was erudite. He knew the Dharma, had studied the rules of the order, and was wise, learned, intelligent, modest, conscientious, and ready to submit himself to discipline. And he went to his companions and friends among the bhikkhus, saying: "This is no offence, friends; this is no reason for a sentence of expulsion. I am not guilty. The verdict is unconstitutional and invalid. Therefore I consider myself still as a member of the order. May the venerable brethren assist me in maintaining my right." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 464
"Who is it that shapes our lives? Is it Iśvara, a personal creator? If Iśvara be the maker, all living things should have silently to submit to their maker's power. They would be like vessels formed by the potter's hand; and if it were so, how would it be possible to practise virtue? If the world had been made by Iśvara there should be no such thing as sorrow, or calamity, or evil; for both pure and impure deeds muse come from him. If not, there would be another cause beside him, and he would not be self-existent. Thus, thou seest, the thought of Iśvara is overthrown. 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 804
"And what, O brethren, is the path that leads to the annihilation of suffering? 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 286
"The worldling will not understand the doctrine, for to him there is happiness in selfhood only, and the bliss that lies in a complete surrender to truth is unintelligible to him. 4