Wisdom of Buddha
The wisdom of Buddha
Buddha.
- New York Partridge Green : Citadel Biblios, 2001
- 172 p. 22 cm.
Preface The birth of the Buddha The attainment of Buddhaship First events after the attainment The Buddha's daily habits The death of the Buddha Buddhist writings There is no ego The middle doctrine Karma Fruitful and barren karma Good and bad karma Rebirth is not transmigration Death's messengers The devoted wife The Hare-Mark in the moon The way of purity Concentration The conversion of animals Love for animals
When Siddartha Guatama, a Hindu prince, renounced the world in search of the meaning of life, he became known as the Buddha, or "the enlightened one." Through penance, asceticism, and meditation he created the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eight fold Path, the basic tenets of Buddhism. Collected here, taken from the sacred books of Buddhism, are the essential spiritual truths he taught