The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1400
Meanwhile the people living on the banks of the Ganges arrived in great numbers to pay reverence to the Lord of the world; and many persons asked him to do them the honor to cross over in their boats. But the Blessed One considering the number of the boats and their beauty did not want to show any partiality, and by accepting the invitation of one to offend all the others. He therefore crossed the river without any boat, signifying thereby that the rafts of asceticism and the gaudy gondolas of religious ceremonies were not staunch enough to weather the storms of Samsāra, while the Tathāgata can walk dry-shod over the ocean of worldliness. 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1676
Gospel: LXIII, 7-9 Sources: UG, vii, 14 seq. Parallelisms: Matth. xxv, 14 et seq.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1421
When the Blessed One saw the Licchavi approaching in the distance, he addressed the brethren, and said: "O brethren, let those of the brethren who have never seen the gods gaze upon this company of the Licchavi, for they are dressed gorgeously, like immortals." 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1680
Gospel: LXVIII, 6 Sources: ChD Parallelisms: Mark xii, 42-44
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 225
Said Uddaka: "Consider the unity of things. Things are not their parts, yet they exist. The members and organs of thy body are not thine ego, but thine ego possesses all these parts. What, for instance, is the Ganges? Is the sand the Ganges? Is the water the Ganges? Is the hither bank the Ganges? Is the farther bank the Ganges? The Ganges is a mighty river and it possesses all these several qualities. Exactly so is our ego". 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 843
By oneself evil is done; by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone; by oneself one is purified. Purity and impurity belong to oneself, no one can purify another. 3 You yourself must make an effort. The Tathāgatas are only preachers. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of Māra. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 637
And the Blessed One commanded the bhikkhus to assemble on the eighth day and also on the fourteenth or fifteenth day of each half-month, and to devote these days to religious exercises. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 326
"Now, this, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning suffering: 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 406
The Blessed One, seeing that the Jatilas of Nadi and Gayā, who had practised severe austerities and worshipped fire, were now come to him, preached a sermon on fire, and said: 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 84
The things of the world and its inhabitants are subject to change. They are combinations of elements that existed before, and all living creatures are what their past actions made them; for the law of cause and effect is uniform and without exception. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1917
Each day one hemp-grain. Earnestness is the goad; earnestness is the path of immortality. Earth, peace on. Earthquake. East, face towards the. Eating of flesh, the. Ecstasy, the song of.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 945
The Buddha replied: "He who deserves punishment must be punished, and he who is worthy of favor must be favored. Yet at the same time he teaches to do no injury to any living being but to be full of love and kindness. These injunctions are not contradictory, for whosoever must be punished for the crimes which he has committed, suffers his injury not through the ill-will of the judge but on account of his evil-doing. His own acts have brought upon him the injury that the executer of the law inflicts. When a magistrate punishes, let him not harbor hatred in his breast, yet a murderer, when put do death, should consider that this is the fruit of his own act. As soon as he will understand that the punishment will purify his soul, he will no longer lament his fate but rejoice at it." 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1310
On this, the Brahman departed, and when he woke from his dream he bethought himself of the Blessed Master of mankind, the great Buddha, and resolved to go to him, lay bare his grief, and seek consolation. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 759
"I have shown you the way to the lake of Ambrosia, which washes away all evil desire. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1281
Now the time had arrived when Upagutta decided to visit Vāsavadattā. 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1515
Then the venerable Ānanda said to Subhadda the mendicant: "Step in, friend Subhadda; for the Blessed One gives thee leave." 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 769
When the Blessed One heard what had happened, he went to Kassapa, and, breaking the bowl to pieces, forbade his disciples to perform miracles of any kind. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 5
The best evidence that this book characterizes the spirit of Buddhism correctly can be found in the welcome it has received throughout the entire Buddhist world. It has even been officially introduced in Buddhist schools and temples of Japan and Ceylon. Soon after the appearance of the first edition of 1894 the Right Rev. Shaku Soyen, a prominent Buddhist abbot of Kamakura, Japan, had a Japanese translation made by Teitaro Suzuki, and soon afterwards a Chinese version was made by Mr.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 623
"Fifthly, Lord, a bhikkhu who is waiting upon the sick will lose his opportunity of going out to seek food for himself. 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1404
"When they die, nothing will remain of them but their good thoughts, their righteous acts, and the bliss that proceeds from truth and righteousness. As rivers must at last reach the distant main, so their minds will be reborn in higher states of existence and continue to be pressing on to their ultimate goal which is the ocean of truth, the eternal peace of Nirvāna. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 842
Creatures from mind their character derive; mind-marshalled are they, mind-made. Mind is the source either of bliss or of corruption. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1211
Sumana hearing these words inquired what she meant, and on being informed about Annabhāra's devotion and the words of comfort he had received from the samana, went to his slave and offered him money to divide the bliss of his offering. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1387
"O Lord! I have not the knowledge of the hearts of all the Buddhas that have been and are to come, and now are. I only know the lineage of the faith. Just as a king, Lord, might have a border city, strong in its foundations, strong in its ramparts and with one gate only; and the king might have a watchman there, clever, expert, and wise, to stop all strangers and admit only friends.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 323
"The spokes of the wheel are the rules of pure conduct: justice is the uniformity of their length; wisdom is the tire; modesty and thoughtfulness are the hub in which the immovable axle of truth is fixed. 19
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 183
There Siddhattha stood gazing at his beautiful wife and his beloved son, and his heart grieved. The pain of parting overcame him powerfully. Although his mind was determined, so that nothing, be it good or evil, could shake his resolution, the tears flowed freely from his eyes, and it was beyond his power to check their stream. But the prince tore himself away with a manly heart, suppressing his feelings but not extinguishing his memory. 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 422
"Self is an error, an illusion, a dream. Open your eyes and awaken. See things as they are and ye will be comforted. 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 377
And Yasa's father replied: "If Yasa, my son, finds it a gain to stay with thee, let him stay. He has become delivered from the bondage of worldliness." 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1646
Gospel: XL Sources: V, xviii, xx; W, pp. 184-186 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1667
Gospel: LIV, 4 Sources: Gospel: QKM, p. 114 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1287
Having taken refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, she died in pious submission to the punishment of her crime. 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1333
"Mark! while relatives are looking on and lamenting deeply, one by one mortals are carried off, like an ox that is led to the slaughter. 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1220
Ānanda said: "It is the habit of fools to say, 'I have children and wealth.' He who says so is not even master of himself; how can he claim possession of children, riches, and servants? Many are the anxieties of the worldly, but they know nothing of the changes of the future." 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1968
Thoughts continue; made up of thoughts, thoughts of love; thoughts will endure. Three dangers hang over Pātaliputta. Three personalities of Buddha, the. Three vows. Three woes, the. Thyself, others art thou. Tidings, glad; good tidings. Tie all souls together, bonds that. Time of grace, the. Time to seek religion, now is the. Times, hard, teach a lesson. To-day, reform. Together, bonds that tie all souls. Traditions, revere the. Transiency, immortality in.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 2
Strong, Henry Clarke Warren, Wassiljew, Weber, Windisch, Winternitz &c. To those not familiar with the subject it may be stated that the bulk of its contents is derived from the old Buddhist canon. Many passages, and indeed the most important ones, are literally copied in translations from the original texts. Some are rendered rather freely in order to make them intelligible to the present generation; others have been rearranged; and still others are abbreviated.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1722
MP.--The Mahāvagga. I-IV in Vol. XIII; V-X in Vol. XVII of the Sacred Books of the East. Oxford, 1881-1882.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 823
"He must not take delight in quarrelous disputations or engage in controversies so as to show the superiority of his talents, but be calm and composed. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1089
The deva, having heard the words of the Blessed One, was full of exceeding joy. Clasping his hands, he bowed down before him in reverence, and disappeared suddenly from the presence of the Buddha. 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 245
However, the Holy One was not satisfied. Seeking true wisdom he did not find it, and he came to the conclusion that mortification would not extinguish desire nor afford enlightenment in ecstatic contemplation. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1350
"The Tathāgata has come into the world to befriend the poor, to succor the unprotected, to nourish those in bodily affliction, both the followers of the Dharma and unbelievers, to give sight to the blind and enlighten the minds of the deluded, to stand up for the rights of orphans as well as the aged, and in so doing to set an example to others. This is the consummation of his work, and thus he attains the great goal of life as the rivers that lose themselves in the ocean." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1468
When the Blessed One had eaten the food prepared by Chunda, the worker in metals, there fell upon him a dire sickness, and sharp pain came upon him even unto death. But the Blessed One, mindful and self-possessed, bore it without complaint. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1367
When the Master had ended this teaching, he declared the truths, and identified the births, saying: "At that time the mischievous monkeys were the wicked relatives of the good man, the rogue elephant was the one who will punish them, but the virtuous noble elephant was the Tathāgata himself in a former incarnation." 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 731
"In exactly the same way Name is without power of its own, and cannot spring up of its own might, nor perform this or that action. Form also is without power of its own, and cannot spring up of its own might, nor perform this or that action. Yet when they mutually support one another it is not impossible for them to spring up and go on. 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1448
"Those who, either now or after I am dead, shall be lamps unto themselves, relying upon themselves only and not relying upon any external help, but holding fast to the truth as their lamp, and seeking their salvation in the truth alone, and shall not look for assistance to any one besides themselves, it is they, Ānanda, among my bhikkhus, who shall reach the very topmost height! But they must be anxious to learn." 19
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 342
And the devas and saints and all the good spirits of the departed generations that had listened to the sermon of the Tathāgata, joyfully received the doctrine and shouted: "Truly, the Blessed One has founded the kingdom of righteousness. The Blessed One has moved the earth; he has set the wheel of Truth rolling, which by no one in the universe, be he god or man, can ever be turned back. The kingdom of Truth will be preached upon earth; it will spread; and righteousness, good-will, and peace will reign among mankind." 38
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1744
Abni'ññā, _p._, Abhi'jññā, _skt._, supernatural talent. There are six abhijññās which Buddha acquired when attaining perfect enlightenment:--(i) the celestial eye, or an intuitive insight of the nature of any object in any universe; (2) the celestial ear, or the ability to understand any sound produced in any universe; (3) the power of assuming any shape or form; (4) knowledge of all forms of pre-existence of one's self and others; (5) intuitive knowledge of the minds of all beings; and (6) knowledge of the finality of the stream of life.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1218
The Buddha wondered why a man so near to death had built a mansion with so many apartments, and he sent Ānanda to the rich Brahman to preach to him the four noble truths and the eightfold path of salvation. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1588
All the Buddhas teach the same truth. They point out the path to those who go astray. The Truth is our hope and comfort. We gratefully accept its illimitable light. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1944
Obedience to the laws of righteousness. Obey the truth, let us. Object and senses, contact of. Observe the Uposatha or Sabbath. Ocean; rivers in the ocean; my doctrine is like the great ocean. Offering, four kinds of. Omens abolished. Omens of Buddhahood. One hemp-grain each day. One in essence. One, the truth is but. One thing that is needed, the. Oneself, purity and impurity belong to. Order, rules for the. Order, the, (sangha) the sowing-ground of merit.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 792
The Buddha said: "Three things, O disciples, are characterized by secrecy: love affairs, priestly wisdom, and all aberrations from the path of truth. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 602
"The samana who looks on a woman as a woman, or touches her as a woman, has broken his vow and is no longer a disciple of the Tathāgata. 8