The Life of Buddha

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids This "Life of Buddha" is not a work of fiction. For the most part it has been relied upon the LALITA-VISTARA. This book is a jumbled collection of legends and scholastic dissertations, and yet in these pages are preserved many precious traditions regarding the Buddha's origin, his childhood and his youth, and here, likewise, we are told of his early education and of his first deeds. There are also traces from an excellent poem, the BUDDHACARITA of Asvaghosa. 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 Disciples 18. 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 Visvantara 13. The Story of Dharmapala 14. Gopa's Great Virtue 15. Nanda Renounces Royalty 16. The Buddha Leaves Kapilavastu 17. Anathapindika's Offering 18.