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Author Herold, A.-Ferdinand (André-Ferdinand), 1865-1940.

Title The Life of Buddha : According to the Ancient Legends of India.

Publication Info. Boston : Tuttle Pub., 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (299 pages)
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Contents Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Table of Contents; PART ONE; 1. King Suddhodana and Queen Maya; 2. Maya's Dream; 3. The Birth of Siddhartha; 4. Asita's Prediction; 5. Siddhartha at the Temple; 6. Siddhartha's First Meditation; 7. The Marriage of Siddhartha; 8. Siddhartha Leads a Life of Pleasure; 9. The Three Encounters; 10. Gopa's Dream; 11. Siddhartha is Eager to Know the Great Truths; 12. Siddhartha Leaves His Father's Palace; 13. Siddhartha the Hermit; 14. Gopa and Suddhodana Grieve; 15. The Doctrine of Arata Kalama; 16. Siddhartha and King Vimbasara.
17. Siddhartha Deserted by His First Disciples18. Siddhartha Under the Tree of Knowledge; 19. Mara's Defeat; 20. Siddhartha Becomes the Buddha; PART TWO; 1. Trapusha and Bhallika; 2. The Buddha Is Prepared to Preach the Doctrine; 3. The Buddha Leaves for Benares; 4. The Buddha Finds His Former DIsciples; 5. The Story of the Hermit and the Hare; 6. The Story of Padmaka; 7. The Buddha at the Bamboo Grove; 8. Sariputra and Maudgalyayana; 9. The Buddha Pacifies the Malcontents of Rajagriha; 10. Suddhodana Sends Messengers to His Son; 11. The Story of the Crane and the Fish.
12. The Story of Visvantara13. The Story of Dharmapala; 14. Gopa's Great Virtue; 15. Nanda Renounces Royalty; 16. The Buddha Leaves Kapilavastu; 17. Anathapindika's Offering; 18. The New Disciples; 19. Nanda's Pride; 20. The Death of Suddhodana; PART THREE; 1. Mahaprajapati Is Admitted to the Community; 2. The Buddha Exposes the Imposters; 3. Suprabha; 4. Virupa; 5. Sinca's Deceit; 6. The Buddha Tames a Wild Buffalo; 7. Dissension Among the Monks; 8. Kuvalaya the Dancer; 9. The God Alavaka Defeated by the Buddha; 10. Devadatta Expelled from the Community.
11. Ajatasatru's Treachery12. The Death of the Devadatta; 13. Prasenajit and Ajatasatru; 14. The Buddha Teaches the Doctrine; 15. The Buddha and the Shepherd; 16. The Buddha Instructs the Monks of Vaisali; 17. The Meal at Cunda's; 18. The Buddha Enters Nirvana.
Summary THE LIFE OF BUDDHA Based on prolonged study of Indian legends, poems, history) and literature, The Life of Buddha not only adds to the actual knowledge of the facts surrounding the life of the Lord Buddha, but it also renders intelligible much that has hitherto mystified the Western student of the Orient. With great clarity, the author brings out the modes of life the sense of values, the technique of meditation, and the daily life of the Lord Buddha. This book should have appeal to a great variety of readers; packed with stimulating information, it is of interest to the student.
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Subject Gautama Buddha.
Gautama Buddha.
Religious biography -- India.
Religious biography.
India.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Blum, Paul C. (Paul Charles), 1898-1981.
Other Form: Print version: Herold, A. Ferdinand. Life of Buddha : According to the Ancient Legends of India. Boston : Tuttle Publishing, ©2012 9780804803823
ISBN 9781462907731 (electronic book)
1462907733 (electronic book)