The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 680
"At that time the barber of king Dīghīti dwelt at Benares, and he saw the king, his former master, and, being of an avaricious nature, betrayed him to King Brahmadatta. 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1306
Having arrived at a great Brahman temple the sad father went through certain religious rites and fell asleep. While wandering on in his dream he came to a deep mountain pass where he met a number of samanas who had acquired supreme wisdom. "Kind sirs," he said, "can you not tell me where the residence of Yamarāja is?" And they asked him, "Good friend, why wouldst thou know?" Whereupon he told them his sad story and explained his intentions. Pitying his self-delusion, the samanas said: "No mortal man can reach the place where Yama reigns, but some four hundred miles westward lies a great city in which many good spirits live; every eighth day of the month Yama visits the place, and there mayst thou see him who is the King of Death and ask him for a boon." 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 810
"IV. Lie not, but be truthful. Speak the truth with discretion, fearlessly and in a loving heart. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1743
Following the common English usage of saying "Christ," not "the Christ," we say in the title "Buddha," not "the Buddha."]
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1607
Gospel: X, 11 Sources: Fo, vv. 1024; Fo, vv. 1222-1224 Parallelisms: Luke vii, 19; Matth ii, 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 852
Earnestness is the path of immortality, thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die; those who are thoughtless are as if dead already. 13
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1501
"The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self,' the wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self,' thus he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1519
Now the Blessed One addressed the venerable Ānanda, and said: "It may be, Ānanda, that in some of you the thought may arise, 'The word of the Master is ended, we have no teacher more!' But it is not thus, Ānanda, that you should regard it. It is true that no more shall I receive a body, for all future sorrow has now forever passed away. But though this body will be dissolved, the Tathāgata remains. The truth and the rules of the order which I have set forth and laid down for you all, let them, after I am gone, be a teacher unto you. When I am gone, Ānanda, let the order, if it should so wish, abolish all the lesser and minor precepts." 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 510
"When a tree is burning with fierce flames, how can the birds congregate therein? Truth cannot dwell where passion lives. He who does not know this, though he be a learned man and be praised by others as a sage, is beclouded with ignorance. 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1042
"All things are made of one essence, yet things are different according to the forms which they assume under different impressions. As they form themselves so they act, and as they act so they are. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1664
Gospel: LIII, 47-59 Sources: QKM, pp. 63, 83-86 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 151
The charioteer replied: "This is a dead man: his body is stark; his life is gone; his thoughts are still; his family and the friends who loved him now carry the corpse to the grave." 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 976
Kūtadanta said: "I am told that thou teachest the law, yet thou tearest down religion. Thy disciples despise rites and abandon immolation, but reverence for the gods can be shown only by sacrifices. The very nature of religion consists in worship and sacrifice." 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1091
"O Master, thou all-seeing one, we all wish to learn; our ears are ready to hear, thou art our teacher, thou art incomparable. Cut off our doubt, inform us of the blessed Dharma, O thou of great understanding; speak in the midst of us, O thou who art all-seeing, as is the thousand-eyed Lord of the gods. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1749
They rose to prominence, not by birth, but by beauty, education, refinement, and other purely personal accomplishments, and many of them were installed by royal favor. The first paragraphs of Khandhaka VIII of the Mahāvagga [S. _B_., Vol. XVII, pp. 171--172] gives a fair idea of the important role of courtesans in those days. They were not necessarily venal daughters of lust, but, often women of distinction and repute, worldly, but not disrespectable.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 684
"When king Brahmadatta heard of it, he became afraid, for he thought, 'Dīghāvu, the son of king Dīghīti, is a wise youth and he will take revenge for the death of his parents. If he espies a favorable opportunity, he will assassinate me.' 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1862
Sa'ñjaya, _p._ and _skt._, a wandering ascetic and chief of that sect to which Sāriputta and Moggallāna belonged before their conversion.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1512
Then the mendicant Subhadda went to the sāla grove of the Mallas and said to the venerable Ānanda: "I have heard from fellow mendicants of mine, who were deep stricken in years and teachers of great experience: 'Sometimes and full seldom to Tathāgatas appear in the world, the holy Buddhas.' Now it is said that to-day in the last watch of the night, the final passing away of the samana Gotama will take place. My mind is full of uncertainty, yet have I faith in the samana Gotama and trust he will be able so to present the truth that I may become rid of my doubts. O that I might be allowed to see the samana Gotama!" 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 787
"It is good to reform, and it is good to exhort people to reform. The things of the world will all be swept away. Let others be busy and buried with care. My mind all unvexed shall be pure. 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1957
Sabbath; observe the Uposatha or Sabbath. Sacrifice; sacrifice of self; the nature of religion, worship and sacrifice. Sacrifices; sacrifices cannot save. Sages questioned, the. Saint, a sinner can become a. Salvation alone in the truth; assured of final; salvation the extinction of self; work out your salvation. Sameness and continuity. Sandy desert, a. Save, faith alone can. Saving paths? Are all paths. Saving power, incantations have no. Saviour of others, a. Saviour appeared, the.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 43
Double consonants are pronounced as two distinct sounds, e.g., _ka'm-ma_, not _kă'ma_.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 697
"And king Brahmadatta of Kāsi said to young Dīghāvu: 'Why did thy father say to thee in the hour of his death: "Be not far-sighted, be not near-sighted, for hatred is not appeased by hatred. Hatred is appeased by not-hatred alone,"--what did thy father mean by that?' 35
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 487
Anāthapindika invited Sāriputta to accompany him on his return to Kosala and help him in selecting a pleasant site for the vihāra. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 484
"Loving and compassionate he gives with reverence and banishes all hatred, envy, and anger. 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 331
"This, then, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the origin of suffering. 27
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 171
The venerable figure shook his head and replied: "Thou shouldst know that for seeking a religious life no time can be inopportune." 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 305
Upaka shook his head. "Venerable Gotama," he said, "thy way lies yonder," and taking another road, he went away. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 960
When the Blessed One had spoken thus, Simha, the general, said: "Glorious Lord, glorious Lord! Thou hast revealed the truth. Great is the doctrine of the Blessed One. Thou, indeed, art the Buddha, the Tathāgata, the Holy One. Thou art the teacher of mankind. Thou showest us the road of salvation, for this indeed is true deliverance. He who follows thee will not miss the light to enlighten his path. He will find blessedness and peace. I take my refuge, Lord, in the Blessed One, and in his doctrine, and in his brotherhood. May the Blessed One receive me from this day forth while my life lasts as a disciple who has taken refuge in him." 31
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 128
When Siddhattha had grown to youth, his father desired to see him married, and he sent to all his kinsfolk, commanding them to bring their princesses that the prince might select one of them as his wife. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1160
"The capital is the state a man has reached, the gain is heaven; the loss of his capital means that a man will be born in a lower state, as a denizen of hell or as an animal. These are the courses that are open to the sinner. 8
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 138
The palace which the king had given to the prince was resplendent with all the luxuries of India; for the king was anxious to see his son happy. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1341
South of Sāvatthi is a great river, on the banks of which lay a hamlet of five hundred houses. Thinking of the salvation of the people, the World-honored One resolved to go to the village and preach the doctrine. Having come to the riverside he sat down beneath a tree, and the villagers seeing the glory of his appearance approached him with reverence; but when he began to preach, they believed him not. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 676
"In former times, there lived at Benares a powerful king whose name was Brahmadatta of Kāsi; and he went to war against Dīghīti, the Long-suffering, a king of Kosala, for he thought, 'The kingdom of Kosala is small and Dīghīti will not be able to resist my armies.' 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1554
"If Buddha had not appeared to us as Gotama Sakyamuni, how could we have the sacred traditions of his doctrine? And if the generations to come did not have the sacred traditions preserved in the Sangha, how could they know anything of the great Sakyamuni? And neither we nor others would know anything about the most excellent truth which is eternal, omnipresent, and immutable. 22
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1255
It is reported that two kingdoms were on the verge of war for the possession of a certain embankment which was disputed by them. 1
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1760
Balā'ni, or pañca-balāni, _p._ and _skt._, (the singular is bala, power), the five moral powers (also called panca-indriyani), which are: Faith, energy, memory or recollection, meditation or contemplation, and wisdom or intuition.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 864
A hater may do great harm to a hater, or an enemy to an enemy; but a wrongly-directed mind will do greater mischief unto itself. A mother, a father, or any other relative will do much good; but a well-directed mind will do greater service unto itself. 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 641
A fault, if there be one, should be confessed by the bhikkhu who remembers it and desires to be cleansed. For a fault, when confessed, shall be light on him. 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 114
The seer, beholding the prince, wept and sighed deeply. And when the king saw the tears of Asita he became alarmed and asked: "Why has the sight of my son caused thee grief and pain?" 15
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1873
Subha'dda, _p._, Subha'dra, _skt._, name of a samana. Subha'dda, Buddha's last convert, must not be confounded with another man of the same name who caused dissension soon after Buddha's death.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 386
Kassapa was renowned throughout all India, and his name was honored as one of the wisest men on earth and an authority on religion. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1518
And Subhadda, the mendicant, said to the venerable Ānanda: "Great is thy gain, friend Ānanda, great is thy good fortune, that for so many years thou hast been sprinkled with the sprinkling of discipleship in this brotherhood at the hands of the Master himself!" 13
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 117
"I do not worship Brahmā, but I worship this child; and the gods in the temples will descend from their places of honor to adore him. 18
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 766
"This is true deliverance; this is salvation; this is heaven and the bliss of a life immortal." 14
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 553
Then the king conducted the prince into the palace, and the ministers and all the members of the royal family greeted him with great reverence, but Yasodharā, the mother of Rāhula, did not make her appearance. The king sent for Yasodharā, but she replied: "Surely, if I am deserving of any regard, Siddhattha will come and see me." 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1472
The Blessed One seated himself, and when he was seated he addressed the venerable Ānanda, and said: "Fetch me some water, I pray thee, Ānanda. I am thirsty, Ānanda, and would drink." 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1497
Now, the Blessed One called the brethren, and said: "Where, O brethren, is Ānanda?" 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1351
The World-honored One administered unto the sick bhikkhu daily so long as he stayed in that place. And the governor of the city came to the Buddha to do him reverence, and having heard of the service which the Lord did in the vihāra asked the Blessed One about the previous existence of the sick monk, and the Buddha said: 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1493
"Be it so, Lord!" said the venerable Ānanda, and he spread a couch with its head to the north, between the twin sāla trees. And the Blessed One laid himself down, and he was mindful and self-possessed. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 822
"Clad in a clean robe, dyed with good color, with appropriate undergarments, he must ascend the pulpit with a mind free from blame and at peace with the whole world. 8