The Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
1,999 passages indexed from The Gospel of Buddha (Paul Carus) — Page 38 of 40
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The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1757
Arati, dislike, hatred. The opposite of _rati_. The name of one of Māra's daughters.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1316
The rich man did as his friend had told him, and when his neighbors asked him, "Why sellest thou ashes?" he said: "I offer my goods for sale." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 863
To the evil-doer wrong appears sweet as honey; he looks upon it as pleasant so long as it bears no fruit; but when its fruit ripens, then he looks upon it as wrong. And so the good man looks upon the goodness of the Dharma as a burden and an evil so long as it bears no fruit; but when its fruit ripens, then he sees its goodness. 24
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1223
When the brethren saw him they said to him: "Thou hast done wrong, O brother, after taking a vow, to give up the attempt of carrying it out;" and they took him to the Master. 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 427
"Do not deceive, do not despise Each other, anywhere. Do not be angry, nor should ye Secret resentment bear; For as a mother risks her life And watches o'er her child, So boundless be your love to all, So tender, kind and mild. 20
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1594
Gospel: IV, 12 Sources: Fo, vv. 39-40 Parallelisms: Luke ii, 36
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1855
Sakyamuni, _p._, Śakyamuni, _skt._, the Sākya sage; a cognomen of Buddha.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1489
From the very mouth of the Blessed One, O Chunda, have I heard, from his own mouth have I received this saying, "These two offerings of food are of equal fruit and of much greater profit than any other: the offerings of food which a Tathāgata accepts when he has attained perfect enlightenment and when he passes away by the utter passing away in which nothing whatever of his earthly existence remains behind--these two offerings of food are of equal fruit and of equal profit, and of much greater fruit and much greater profit than any other.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 93
Self entices with pleasures. Self promises a fairy's paradise. Self is the veil of Māyā, the enchanter. But the pleasures of self are unreal, its paradisian labyrinth is the road to misery, and its fading beauty kindles the flames of desires that never can be satisfied. 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 644
"And the bhikkhus shall reply: 'We hear it well and we concentrate well our minds on it, all of us.' 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 241
So the Bodhisatta continued for six years patiently torturing himself and suppressing the wants of nature. He trained his body and exercised his mind in the modes of the most rigorous ascetic life. At last, he ate each day one hemp-grain only, seeking to cross the ocean of birth and death and to arrive at the shore of deliverance. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 844
He who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise; who, though young and strong, is full of sloth; whose will and thoughts are weak; that lazy and idle man will never find the way to enlightenment. 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 764
"He who does not see the four noble truths, he who does not understand the three characteristics and has not grounded himself in the uncreate, has still a long path to traverse by repeated births through the desert of ignorance with its mirages of illusion and through the morass of wrong. 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 186
Thus Siddhattha, the prince, renounced power and worldly pleasures, gave up his kingdom, severed all ties, and went into homelessness. He rode out into the silent night, accompanied only by his faithful charioteer Channa. 25
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 926
And Sigāla in reply said: "Dost thou think it strange that I protect my home against the influences of demons? 1 know thou wouldst fain tell me, O Gotama Sakyamuni, whom people call the Tathāgata and the Blessed Buddha, that incantations are of no avail and possess no saving power. But listen to me and know, that in performing this rite I honor, reverence, and keep sacred the words of my father." 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1866
Sati-patthā'na, _p._, Smrityupasthā'na, _skt._, meditation; explained as "fixing the attention." The four objects of earnest meditation are: (1) the impurity of the body, (2) the evils arising from sensation, (3) ideas or the impermanence of existence, and (4) reason and character, or the permanency of the dharma. (Rh. D.B., p. 172.) The term is different from "bhāvanā," although translated by the same English word. (_S.B._ of the _E._ XI, p. 62.--211).
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1010
The Blessed One continued: "Now, suppose there is a man who feels like thyself, thinks like thyself, and acts like thyself, is he not the same man as thou?" 43
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 178
Having thus spoken, the vision vanished, and Siddhattha's heart was filled with peace. He said to himself: 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1186
"The crane did not see that the lobster was trying to outwit him, and agreed. So the lobster caught hold of his neck with his claws as securely as with a pair of blacksmith's pincers, and called out: 'Ready, ready, go!' 12
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1250
Ānanda thanked her and went away; but she followed him at a distance. 4
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 744
"No independent self is here That could intrinsic forces prove To make man act without a cause, To make him stand or walk or move. 24
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 449
Said Sāriputta: "Tell me, venerable monk, it is the substance I want." And Assaji recited the stanza: 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 79
If we liberate our souls from our petty selves, wish no ill to others, and become clear as a crystal diamond reflecting the light of truth, what a radiant picture will appear in us mirroring things as they are, without the admixture of burning desires, without the distortion of erroneous illusion, without the agitation of clinging and unrest. 17
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 875
Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth! 36
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1025
"Think of a man who is ill-bred and destitute, suffering from the wretchedness of his condition. As a boy he was slothful and indolent, and when he grew up he had not learned a craft to earn a living. Wouldst thou say his misery is not the product of his own action, because the adult is no longer the same person as was the boy? 62
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1113
"That mendicant does right to whom omens, meteors, dreams, and signs are things abolished; he is free from all their evils. 9
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 389
But the Buddha insisted and Kassapa admitted him to the room where the sacred fire was kept. 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1882
Upādā'na, _p._ and _skt._, desire, a grasping state of mind. One of the nidānas.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1974
Ways, the best of, is eightfold. We have no teacher more. Wearisome to the Blessed One. Weary path of transmigration. Welfare, eight conditions of. Well, the woman at the. West, facing towards the; the paradise in the West. What we know not, a union of; what you sow that you will reap. Wheel, the; the wheel of individuality. Where does the wind dwell?; where four roads cross; where is Nirvāna?; where is the identity of my self? Which is the true self? Who is an outcast? who is the strong man?
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 102
The king, her husband, honored her in her holiness, and the spirit of truth, glorious and strong in his wisdom like unto a white elephant, descended upon her. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1988
Fräulein Emily von Kerckhoff, an artistic and highly cultured lady of Laren in Northern Holland, sailed on November 9, 1909, to join her family in Java where she remained for some time. Her journey occurring just at this time was of great help to me, for she complied with all my wishes in the most accommodating manner and filled up many gaps in my knowledge of India.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1626
Gospel: XXII Sources: Fo, vv. 1382-1433; MV 1, 23-24; W, p. 89 Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1932
Immutable, the words of Buddha. Impure is nakedness. Impurity, abstain from; purity and impurity belong to oneself. Impurities, blow off the. In the course of evolution. Incantations; incantations have no saving power. Incarnation of the truth. Individuality a combination; the wheel of individuality. Inexhaustible life. Instability of the ego, the. Instruction, words of. Instruments. Invocations; invocations are idle talk. Is it wrong to go to war?
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1324
The Buddha answered: "I want a handful of mustard-seed." And when the girl in her joy promised to procure it, the Buddha added: "The mustard-seed must be taken from a house where no one has lost a child, husband, parent, or friend." 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1639
Gospel: XXXIV Sources: MV, viii, 15. [SB, xvii, pp. 219-225.] Parallelisms: --
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1008
"No, sir," said the Brahman, "it has not. There is a difference and an identity, whether many years elapsed or only one second, and also whether the lamp has been extinguished in the meantime or not." 40
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 817
"The robe of the Tathāgata is sublime forbearance and patience. The abode of the Tathāgata is charity and love of all beings. The pulpit of the Tathāgata is the comprehension of the good law in its abstract meaning as well as in its particular application. 3
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1066
"By love of truth the sincere escape iniquity. Like the elephant well subdued and quiet, who permits the king to mount on his trunk, thus the man that reveres righteousness will endure faithfully throughout his life." 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1155
The superior of the priests, a saint who could read the hearts of men, disregarding the rich gifts of others and beholding the deep faith dwelling in the heart of this poor widow, and wishing the priesthood to esteem rightly her religious merit, burst forth with full voice in a canto. He raised his right hand and said, "Reverend priests attend!" and then he proceeded: 2
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1261
"No," the kings said, "the lives of men and above all the lives of kings, are priceless." 7
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 672
"There are two ways of re-establishing concord; one is in the letter, and the other one is in the spirit and in the letter. 10
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1861
Sa'ngha, _p._ and _skt._, the brotherhood of Buddha's disciples, the Buddhist church. An assembly of at least four has the power to hear confession, to grant absolution, to admit persons to the priesthood, etc. The sangha forms the third constituent of the Tiratana or three jewels in which refuge is taken (the S. B. of the E. spell Sawgha); sangha maybe expected to prosper.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1755
Anuru'ddha, a prominent disciple of Buddha, known as the great master of Buddhist metaphysics. He was a cousin of Buddha, being the second son of Amritodana, a brother of Suddhodana.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 825
"Let the preacher apply himself with zeal to his work, and the Tathāgata will show to him the body of the holy law in its transcendent glory. He shall be honored as one whom the Tathāgata has blessed. The Tathāgata blesses the preacher and also those who reverently listen to him and joyfully accept the doctrine. 11
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1346
The World-honored One added: "Sāriputta, thou hast spoken well. Faith like thine alone can save the world from the yawning gulf of migration and enable men to walk dryshod to the other shore." 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1221
Scarcely had Ānanda left, when the old man was stricken with apoplexy and fell dead. The Buddha said, for the instruction of those who were ready to learn: "A fool, though he live in the company of the wise, understands nothing of the true doctrine, as a spoon tastes not the flavor of the soup. He thinks of himself only, and unmindful of the advice of good counsellors is unable to deliver himself." 5
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1236
After the Teacher had told the story he formed the connection by saying in conclusion, "The caravanleader was the Bodhisatta, the future Buddha; the page who at that time despaired not, but broke the stone, and gave water to the multitude, was this brother without perseverance; and the other men were attendants on the Buddha." 16
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 929
"Such is the religion thy father wants thee to have, and the performance of the ceremony shall remind thee of thy duties." 6
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1388
And on going over the approaches all about the city, he might not be able so to observe all the joints and crevices in the ramparts of that city as to know where such a small creature as a cat could get out. That might well be. Yet all living beings of larger size that entered or left the city, would have to pass through that gate. Thus only is it, Lord, that I know the lineage of the faith.
The Gospel of Buddha, passage 445
The king dedicated his garden to the brotherhood, saying: "May the Blessed One accept my gift." 10