The Sayings of the Buddha

by Parrinder, Geoffrey; Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey

• ISBN13: 9780880016384
• ISBN10: 0880016388
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Ecco Pr

Summary

An Indian philosopher from the sixth century B.C., Gautama the Buddha, or Siddhartha, was one of the greatest teachers of humanity and the founder of Buddhism. This selection, with chapters on search and enlightenment, social duties, and meditation, to name a few, provides insight into the Buddha's ideas, which were embedded in scriptures much longer than the Bible and written down centuries after his death.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(5)
Family and Renunciation	12	(1)
The Four Signs	13	(2)
Search and Enlightenment	15	(2)
The Four Noble Truths	17	(2)
The Noble Eightfold Path	19	(1)
The Middle Way	20	(1)
The Marks of Not-Self	21	(3)
The Buddha	24	(4)
The Doctrine	28	(2)
The Order	30	(3)
Women, Nuns	33	(2)
Lay Followers	35	(2)
Social Classes	37	(2)
Social Duties	39	(2)
Karma	41	(2)
Rebirth	43	(2)
Nirvana	45	(2)
Meditation	47	(1)
Faith	48	(1)
Austerities	49	(2)
Miracles	51	(2)
After Death	53	(1)
Chief Gods	54	(3)
Decline and Renewal	57	(2)
Debates	59	(1)
Ten Open Questions	60	(1)
Last Days	61