The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1915

Dissolved, compounds will be. Distinction, without. Doctrine, preach the, glorious in the beginning, the middle, and end; my doctrine is like the great ocean; doctrine like unto fire; doctrine like unto water. Doffed their robes, the bhikkhus. Dog, the hungry. Domain of death, in the. Do not call the world dark. Do not rely on external help. Do not scold. Door of immortality. Draught-ox, exertion is a. Drink, the refreshing, perception of truth. Drinking? Is the water not fit for.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 600

"If, after all, ye must speak with her, let it be with a pure heart, and think to yourself, 'I as a samana will live in this sinful world as the spotless leaf of the lotus, unsoiled by the mud in which it grows.' 6

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1409

"And, finally, it is the consciousness that the disciple is possessed of faith in the order, believing in the efficacy of a union among those men and women who are anxious to walk in the noble eightfold path; believing this church of the Buddha, of the righteous, the upright, the just, the law-abiding, to be worthy of honor, of hospitality, of gifts, and of reverence; to be the supreme sowing-ground of merit for the world; to be possessed of the virtues beloved by the good, virtues unbroken, intact, unspotted, unblemished, virtues which make men truly free, virtues which are praised by the wise, are untarnished by the desire of selfish aims, either now or in a future life, or by the belief in the efficacy of outward acts, and are conducive to high and holy thought. 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 677

"And Dīghīti, seeing that resistance was impossible against the great host of the king of Kāsi, fled, leaving his little kingdom in the hands of Brahmadatta; and having wandered from place to place, he came at last to Benares, and lived there with his consort in a potter's dwelling outside the town. 15

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1619

Gospel: XVII, 15 Sources: QKM, p. 264 Parallelisms: Matth. v, 16

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 775

"There is another great prohibition which I declare to you: 12

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1816

Mā'ra, _p._ and _skt._, the Evil One, the tempter, the destroyer, the god of lust, sin, and death.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 569

When the Tathāgata had finished his repast, he gave blessings and went away from the palace, but Rāhula followed and asked his father for his inheritance. 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 240

With holy zeal and a strong heart, the Sakyamuni gave himself up to meditative thought and rigorous mortification of the body. Whereas the five bhikkhus were severe, the Sakyamuni was severer still, and they revered him, their junior, as their master. 2

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 754

"It is through not understanding the four noble truths, O bhikkhus, that we had to wander so long in the weary-path of samsāra, both you and I. 2

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1545

"Many regulations of the Sangha are temporary; they were prescribed because they suited the occasion and were needed for some transient emergency. The truth, however, is not temporary. 12

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 995

Said Kūtadanta: "How is that? Is not reasoning and knowledge the same?" 26

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1951

Qualities, cloud of good; eight wonderful qualities. Quality, the thing and its. Quarrels. Quarters, the four; the six quarters. Question concerning annihilation. Questioned, the sages. Questions of the deva.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 980

"There is rebirth of character, but no transmigration of a self. Thy thought-forms reappear, but there is no ego-entity transferred. The stanza uttered by a teacher is reborn in the scholar who repeats the words. 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1645

Gospel: XXXIX, 7 Sources: DP, v. 227; SB, x, p. 58 (cf. ChD, p. 122) Parallelisms: Matth. xi, 16, 19

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 468

"Therefore, we argue that all things that exist are not without cause. However, neither Iśvara, nor the absolute, nor the self, nor causeless chance, is the maker, but our deeds produce results both good and evil according to the law of causation. 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1892

Va'runa, _p._ and _skt._, a Brahman deity, the god of heaven and regent of the sea; one of the guardians of the world.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 938

"There is a way, Simha, in which one who says so, is speaking truly of me; on the other hand, Simha, there is a way in which one who says the opposite is speaking truly of me, too. Listen, and I will tell thee: 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 968

"The Tathāgata teaches that there is no self. He who says that the soul is his self and that the self is the thinker of our thoughts and the actor of our deeds, teaches a wrong doctrine which leads to confusion and darkness. 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1704

Gospel: XCVII, 19-20; XCVII, 23-24 Sources: _Mahātanhāsamkhaya-Sutta, Majjhima Nikāya_, vol. 1, p. 263, quoted by OldG, p. 349, E, p. 325. Parallelisms: --

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 414

The Buddha, perceiving that the whole assembly was ready as a vessel to receive the doctrine, spoke thus to Bimbisāra the king: 6

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 572

Addressing Rāhula with earnestness, the Blessed One said: "Gold and silver and jewels are not in my possession. But if thou art willing to receive spiritual treasures, and art strong enough to carry them and to keep them, I shall give thee the four truths which will teach thee the eightfold path of righteousness. Dost thou desire to be admitted to the brotherhood of those who devote their life to the culture of the heart seeking for the highest bliss attainable?" 12

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1478

Ānanda brought the water in the bowl to the Lord, saying: "Let the Blessed One take the bowl. Let the Happy One drink the water. Let the Teacher of men and gods quench his thirst." 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 847

If some men conquer in battle a thousand times a thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. 8

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1569

Those who accept the truth and have faith in the truth, take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 491

Meanwhile the people began to talk of the unwonted proceeding, and the prince, hearing more of the details and knowing that Anāthapindika was not only very wealthy but also straightforward and sincere, inquired into his plans. On hearing the name of the Buddha, the prince became anxious to share in the foundation and he accepted only one-half of the gold, saying: "Yours is the land, but mine are the trees. I will give the trees as my share of this offering to the Buddha." 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 96

Blessed is he who has found the peace of Nirvāna. He is at rest in the struggles and tribulations of life; he is above all changes; he is above birth and death; he remains unaffected by the evils of life. 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 870

The fault of others is easily noticed, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive. A man winnows his neighbor's faults like chaff, but his own fault he hides, as a cheat hides the false die from the gambler. 31

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 943

And Simha said: "One doubt still lurks in my mind concerning the doctrine of the Blessed One. Will the Blessed One consent to clear the cloud away so that I may understand the Dharma as the Blessed One teaches it?" 14

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1371

"Some of the greatest ills in life Either a loathsome dread disease, Or dread old age, or loss of mind, Or wretched pain without surcease, 16

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 612

When the Blessed One stayed at Sāvatthi, Visākhā went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and tendered him an invitation to take his meal at her house, which the Blessed One accepted. 2

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 83

Let us take our refuge in the Buddha, for he has found the everlasting in the transient. Let us take our refuge in that which is the immutable in the changes of existence. Let us take our refuge in the truth that is established through the enlightenment of the Buddha. Let us take our refuge in the community of those who seek the truth and endeavor to live in the truth. 21

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 132

When the kinsfolk came, and the people of the city Kapilavatthu had assembled to test the prowess and scholarship of the prince, he proved himself manly in all the exercises both of the body and of the mind, and there was no rival among the youths and men of India who could surpass him in any test, bodily or mental. 5

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1616

Gospel: XVI, 7 Sources: SN, v. 241 Parallelisms: Matth. xv, 10

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1063

Rāhula was filled with shame, and the Blessed One addressed him once more: "Listen, and I will tell thee a parable: 13

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1792

Jain, modernised form of _skt._ Jaina; an adherent of the Jain-sect which reveres Vardhamāna (Nātaputta) as Buddha. (See _Jainism_.)--48.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1097

"Whatever is to be done by him who aspires to attain the tranquillity of Nirvāna let him be able and upright, conscientious and gentle, and not proud. 10

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1541

"Let us bear in mind, O brethren, that Gotama Siddhattha has revealed the truth to us. He was the Holy One and the Perfect One and the Blessed One, because the eternal truth had taken abode in him. 7

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1191

'Very well! fly down and put me into the lake,' replied the lobster. 17

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1945

Ordination, [see also Pabbajjā and Upasampadā in the Glossary]. Others art thou thyself. Others, the faults of. Our water is all gone. Outcast, the; by deeds one becomes an outcast; who is an outcast? Outcome of evil, pain is the. Outcome of good, happiness is the. Outwitted. Overcome anger by love. Overcome evil by good. Overcome grief. Ox led to slaughter.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 580

Now it happened that a disease befell the body of the Blessed One himself, and Ānanda went to Jīvaka, physician to Bimbisāra, the king. 6

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1733

SN.--Sutta Nipāta, translated from the Pāli by V. Fausböll. Part II, Vol. X of the Sacred Books of the East. Oxford, 1881.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1724

OC.--The Open Court, a monthly magazine, published by the Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago.

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1812

Ma'gga, Mā'rga, _skt._, path; especially used in the Pāli phrase "Ariyo atthangiko maggo," the noble eightfold path, which consists of: right views, high aims, right speech, upright conduct, a harmless livelihood, perseverance in well-doing, intellectual activity, and earnest thought. [See _S.B.E_, Vol. XI, pp. 63 and 147.]

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 885

Some form their Dharma arbitrarily and fabricate it artificially; they advance complex speculations and imagine that good results are attainable only by the acceptance of their theories; yet the truth is but one; there are not different truths in the world. Having reflected on the various theories, we have gone into the yoke with him who has shaken off all sin. But shall we be able to proceed together with him? 46

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 156

When they passed by the palaces of the nobility, Kisā Gotamī, a young princess and niece of the king, saw Siddhattha in his manliness and beauty, and, observing the thoughtfulness of his countenance, said: "Happy the father that begot thee, happy the mother that nursed thee, happy the wife that calls husband this lord so glorious." 19

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 1216

The master replied: "Brother Annabhāra, from this day forth thou shalt be free. Live with me as my friend and accept this present as a token of my respect." 9

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 975

The Blessed One replied: "The truth will never pass away." 4

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 850

If anything is to be done, let a man do it, let him attack it vigorously! 11

The Gospel of Buddha, passage 770

Soon after this it happened that in one of the rainy seasons many bhikkhus were staying in the Vajjī territory during a famine. And one of the bhikkhus proposed to his brethren that they should praise one another to the householders of the village, saying: "This bhikkhu is a saint, he has seen celestial visions; and that bhikkhu possesses supernatural gifts; he can work miracles." And the villagers said: "It is lucky, very lucky for us, that such saints are spending the rainy season with us." And they gave willingly and abundantly, and the bhikkhus prospered and did not surfer from the famine. 4