This is a selection from among the most significant texts in the body of Buddhist literature, culled especially for readers who want a rich, varied, and comprehensive collection in one volume, and includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Lao. For the benefit of the newcomer to Buddhism — and to facilitate the use of this volume in an academic context — the pieces are arranged in chronological order and each chapter is preceded by a separate commentary. In addition, there is a comprehensive description of life in India at the time of the Buddha and an outline of his life and mission.
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The tales which follow are from the Jataka Book, a work of mixed verse and prose relating the 550 states of existence, as animal or human, of the Buddha prior to his final birth as Gautama. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Future Buddha, Exalted One, Sin Xai, Reverend Nágasena, Sang Thong, Great Being, Beloved of the Gods, Koum Phan, Pčng Chane, Noble Truth, Noble Wisdom, Venerable Nágasena, All Buddha-dharmas, Attainment of the Fruit of Freedom, Great Retirement, Heaven of the Radiant Gods, Nang Soumountha, Worlds of the Gods, Cessation of Suffering, Heaven of the Completely Lustrous Gods, Nang Chanh, Noble Eightfold Path, Power of Kamma, Said the Elder, Sixth Patriarch New!
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The tales which follow are from the Jataka Book, a work of mixed verse and prose relating the 550 states of existence, as animal or human, of the Buddha prior to his final birth as Gautama. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Future Buddha, Exalted One, Sin Xai, Reverend Nágasena, Sang Thong, Great Being, Beloved of the Gods, Koum Phan, Pčng Chane, Noble Truth, Noble Wisdom, Venerable Nágasena, All Buddha-dharmas, Attainment of the Fruit of Freedom, Great Retirement, Heaven of the Radiant Gods, Nang Soumountha, Worlds of the Gods, Cessation of Suffering, Heaven of the Completely Lustrous Gods, Nang Chanh, Noble Eightfold Path, Power of Kamma, Said the Elder, Sixth Patriarch New!
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- Hinduism and Buddhism (an Historical Sketch, Volume I) by Charles Eliot in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch by Sir Charles Eliot in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Buddha and the Gospel of Buddhism by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Encounter With Zen: Writings on Poetry and Zen by Lucien Stryk in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Selected Poems by Lucien Stryk in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- Imagining the Sacred: Soundings in World Religions (Faith Meets Faith) by Vernon Ruland in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Buddha and the Christ: Explorations in Buddhist and Christian Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith) by Leo D. Lefebure in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Zen Poems of China and Japan: The Crane's Bill (Evergreen Book) by Lucien Stryk in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Sutta-Nipata: A New Translation from the Pali Canon by H. Saddhatissa in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Collected Poems 1953-1983 by LUCIEN STRYK in Front Matter
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