The Gospel of Buddha, passage 828

"A preacher must be full of energy and cheerful hope, never tiring and never despairing of final success. 14

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 60

There is balm for the wounded, and there is bread for the hungry. There is water for the thirsty, and there is hope for the despairing. There is light for those in darkness, and there is inexhaustible blessing for the upright. 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1617

Gospel: XVII, 10-12 Sources: _Saniyuttaka Nikāya_, vol. iii, fol. sā, quoted by OldG, p. 364; OldE, p. 339 Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1823

Moggallā'na, _p._, Maudgalyā'yana, _skt._, one of the most prominent disciples of Buddha, a friend of Sāriputta.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1883

(Upagutta, _p._), Upagu'pta, _skt._, name of a Buddhist monk.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 367

"Though a person be ornamented with jewels, the heart may have conquered the senses. The outward form does not constitute religion or affect the mind. Thus the body of a samana may wear an ascetic's garb while his mind is immersed in worldliness. 8

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1300

Then the whole party went in search of the thief and, meeting the Blessed One sitting under a tree, saluted him and said: "Pray, Lord, didst thou see the thief pass by with our goods?" 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 257

But the Blessed One watched them as one would watch the harmless games of children. All the fierce hatred of the evil spirits was of no avail. The flames of hell became wholesome breezes of perfume, and the angry thunderbolts were changed into lotus-blossoms. 7

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1170

After some time, he summoned his son and called together all his servants, and made the secret known to them. Then the poor man was exceedingly glad and he was full of joy at meeting his father. 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1728

QKM.--The Questions of King Milinda, translated from Pāli by T.W. Rhys Davids, Vol. XXXV of the Sacred Books of the East. Oxford, 1890.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1632

Gospel: XXVII Sources: Fo, vv. 1534-1610; HM, p. 204 Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 230

"Like everything else in nature, the life of man is subject to the law of cause and effect. The present reaps what the past has sown, and the future is the product of the present. But there is no evidence of the existence of an immutable ego-being, of a self which remains the same and migrates from body to body. There is rebirth but no transmigration. 15

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 564

"This holy man, whose appearance is so glorious that he looks like the great Brahmā, is thy father. He possesses four great mines of wealth which I have not yet seen. Go to him and entreat him to put thee in possession of them, for the son ought to inherit the property of his father." 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 603

"The power of lust is great with men, and is to be feared withal; take then the bow of earnest perseverance, and the sharp arrow-points of wisdom. 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 141

And Suddhodana ordered a jewel-fronted chariot with four stately horses to be held ready, and commanded the roads to be adorned where his son would pass. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1999

Ānanda K. Coomaraswamy: The Arts and Crafts of India and Ceylon. E.B. Havell: The Ideals of Indian Art; Indian Sculpture and Painting. Dr. Curt Glaser: Die Kunst Ost-Asiens (Leipzig, Insel-Verlag).

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 782

The poet replied: "There is help for him who has compassion on others, but there is no help for thee so long as thou clingest to thine own self alone. Hard times try the souls of men and teach them righteousness and charity. Canst thou witness these sad sights around thee and still be filled with selfishness? Canst thou see thy brothers, sisters, and friends suffer, yet not forget the petty cravings and lust of thine own heart?" 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1599

Gospel: V, 9 Sources: Fo, v. 164 Parallelisms: Matth. iii, 16

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1056

Then the Blessed One said: "Now consider thine own case. Although thou art my son, and the grandchild of a king, although thou art a samana who has voluntarily given up everything, thou art unable to guard thy tongue from untruth, and thus defilest thou thy mind." 6

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1563

There is not room for truth in space, infinite though it be. 7

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 72

Truth knows neither birth nor death; it has no beginning and no end. Welcome the truth. The truth is the immortal part of mind. 10

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 23

If this _Gospel of Buddha_ helps people to comprehend Buddhism better, and if in its simple style it impresses the reader with the poetic grandeur of the Buddha's personality, these effects must be counted as incidental; its main purpose lies deeper still. The present book has been written to set the reader thinking on the religious problems of to-day.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1773

remains, Gotama is gone; B. replies to the deva; B., the sower; B., the teacher; B., the three personalities of; B., the truth; B., truly thou art; B. will arise, another; B.'s birth; B.'s death; B.'s farewell address; consolidation of B.'s religion; Buddhas, the praise of all the; Buddhas, the religion of all the; Buddhas, the words of immutable.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1080

The Blessed One replied: "He is the greatest gainer who gives to others, and he loses most who greedily receives without gratitude. Patience is an invulnerable armor; wisdom is the best weapon." 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1101

"Because thou sawst our longing and carriedst us across our doubt, adoration be to thee, O muni, who hast attained the highest good in the ways of wisdom. 15

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 247

He went to bathe in the Nerañjara river, but when he strove to leave the water he could not rise on account of his weakness. Then espying the branch of a tree and taking hold of it, he raised himself and left the stream. But while returning to his abode, he staggered and fell to the ground, and the five bhikkhus thought he was dead. 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1516

When the Blessed One had instructed Subhadda, and aroused and gladdened him with words of wisdom and comfort, Subhadda said to the Blessed One: 11

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1087

The deva then asked and said: "Now I have only one doubt to be solved; pray, clear it away: What is it fire can neither burn, nor moisture corrode, nor wind crush down, but is able to reform the whole world?" 12

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1329

"As ripe fruits are early in danger of falling, so mortals when born are always in danger of death. 16

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 629

"And I, going up to them, will ask, 'Was that brother, Sirs, one of those who had formerly been at Sāvatthi?' If they reply to me, 'He has formerly been at Sāvatthi,' then shall I arrive at the conclusion, 'For a certainty did that brother enjoy either the robes for the rainy season, or the food for the incoming bhikkhus, or the food for the outgoing bhikkhus, or the food for the sick, or the food for those that wait upon the sick, or the medicine for the sick, or the constant supply of rice-milk.' 22

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1228

By these few words that brother was re-established in his resolution. But the others besought the Blessed One, saying: "Lord! Tell us how this was." 8

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 540

Then the Sakyamuni took a seat opposite his father, and the king gazed eagerly at his son. He longed to call him by his name, but he dared not. "Siddhattha," he exclaimed silently in his heart, "Siddhattha, come back to thine aged father and be his son again!" But seeing the determination of his son, he suppressed his sentiments, and desolation overcame him. 7

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 795

"The moon, O disciples, illumines the world and cannot be hidden; the sun, O disciples, illumines the world and cannot be hidden; and the truth proclaimed by the Tathāgata illumines the world and cannot be hidden. These three things, O disciples, illumine the world and cannot be hidden. There is no secrecy about them." 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 563

On the seventh day after the Buddha's arrival in Kapilavatthu, Yasodharā dressed Rāhula, now seven years old, in all the splendor of a prince and said to him: 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1648

Gospel: XLI, 12-13 Sources: _Metta Sutta_; SN v. 148. [Cf. RhDB, p. 109] Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 669

And Pājapatī, the matron, asked the Blessed One for advice, and the Blessed One said: "Let both parties enjoy the gifts of lay members, be they robes or food, as they may need, and let no one receive any noticeable preference over any other." 6

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1559

And reason came forth in the struggle for life. Reason began to guide the instinct of self, and reason took the sceptre of the creation and overcame the strength of the brutes and the power of the elements. Yet reason seemed to add new fuel to the flame of hatred, increasing the turmoil of conflicting passions; and brothers slew their brothers for the sake of satisfying the lust of a fleeting moment. And the truth repaired to the domains of reason, but in all its recesses no place was found where the truth could abide in all its glory. 3

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1884

U'paka, _p._ and _skt._, name of a man, a Jain, who met Buddha, but was not converted by him.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1118

No evil birth is possible there, and even the name of hell is unknown. He who fervently and with a pious mind repeats the words 'Amitābha Buddha' will be transported to the happy region of this pure land, and when death draws nigh, the Buddha, with a company of saintly followers, will stand before him, and there will be perfect tranquillity." 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1647

Gospel: XLI Sources: MV, vi, 29 [SB, xvii, pp. 104-105.] Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1015

"Not only by continuity," said Kūtadanta, "but also and mainly by identity of character." 50

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1778

Devada'tta (etym. god-given) brother of Yasodharā and Buddha's brother-in-law. He tried to found a sect of his own with severer rules than those prescribed by Buddha. He is described undoubtedly with great injustice in the Buddhist canon and treated as a traitor. [About his sect see Rh. Davids's B. p. 181--182.]

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1871

Si'mha, _skt._, Sī'ha, _p._, literally, "lion." Name of a general, an adherent of the Niggantha sect, converted by Buddha; Simha, a soldier; Simha's question concerning annihilation.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1653

Gospel: XLVIII, 36-37 Sources: DP, v. 5 Parallelisms: Matth. v, 44

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1949

Praise of all the Buddhas, the. Prayers; prayers vain repetitions. Preach the doctrine, glorious in the beginning, middle, and end; preach to all beings. Preacher's mission, the; the preacher's sole aim. Preachers, Tathāgatas are only. Precepts; precepts for the novices; ten precepts; walk according to the precepts. Precious crown jewel. Precious jewel, a. Priceless, the lives of men are. Priest and layman alike. Prince, test of the. Problem of the soul, the. Profitless, mortification.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 891

Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! Among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred! 52

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1307

The Brahman rejoicing at the news went to the city and found it as the samanas had told him. He was admitted to the dread presence of Yama, the King of Death, who, on hearing his request, said: "Thy son now lives in the eastern garden where he is disporting himself; go there and ask him to follow thee." 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1145

The ocean is the goal of all streams and of the rain from the clouds, yet is it never overflowing and never emptied: so the Dharma is embraced by many millions of people, yet it neither increases nor decreases. As the great ocean has only one taste, the taste of salt, so my doctrine has only one flavor, the flavor of emancipation. Both the ocean and the Dharma are full of gems and pearls and jewels, and both afford a dwelling-place for mighty beings. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 170

The prince listened to the noble words of his visitor and said: "Thou bringest good tidings, for now I know that my purpose will be accomplished. My father advises me to enjoy life and to undertake worldly duties, such as will bring honor to me and to our house. He tells me that I am too young still, that my pulse beats too full to lead a religious life." 8

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 628

"Bhikkhus who have spent the rainy seasons in various places will come, Lord, to Sāvatthi to visit the Blessed One. And on coming to the Blessed One they will ask, saying: 'Such and such a bhikkhu, Lord, has died. What, now, is his destiny?' Then will the Blessed One explain that he has attained the fruits of conversion; that he has attained arahatship or has entered Nirvāna, as the case may be. 21