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THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS Venerable Nárada Maháthera ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR The Ven. Maháthera Nárada was born in 1898 in a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and was educated in schools run ...

THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS Venerable Nárada Maháthera Third Edition BUDDHIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY KANDY • SRI LANKA ...

Buddhist Publication Society P.O. Box 61 54, Sangaraja Mawatha Kandy, Sri Lanka  This BPS edition was obtained from an elect ...

v CONTENTS  EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION VII ...

1 THE BUDDHA FROM BIRTH TO RENUNCIATION INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION IX 2 HIS STRUGGLE FOR ENLIGHTENMENT. 3 BUDDHAHOOD. ...

vii EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION This edition of Maháthera Nárada’s book differs very little from the pre- ceding. Her ...

viii. represents an aspiration: th is pronounced as in “boathook”, never a fric- ative as “this” or “thing”. The vowels all have ...

ix INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION Many valuable books have been written by Eastern and Western schol- ars, Buddhists and non ...

x. followed suit. Penniless, they even travelled to distant lands to propa- gate the Dhamma, expecting nothing in return. “Striv ...

INTRODUCTION xi lust, hatred and ignorance that reside in this mind by morality, concen- tration and wisdom. Those who prefer to ...

xii. Is it correct to say that Buddhism is absolutely other-worldly although Buddhism posits a series of past and future lives a ...

INTRODUCTION xiii no more fuel is added, it ceases to burn. The Buddha cites this illustra- tion of fire and adds that the quest ...

xiv. (brahmavihára): loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity. (c) The ten transcendental virtues (páramitá) ...

THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS Namo tassa Bhagavato arahanto Sammá Sambuddhassa! Homage to the Exalted, the Worthy, the Fully Enli ...

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3 CHAPTER 1 THE BUDDHA From Birth to Renunciation A unique being, an extraordinary man arises in this world for the bene- fit of ...

4 1. THE BUDDHA — FROM BIRTH TO RENUNCIATION known as Káladevala, was particularly pleased to hear this happy news, and being a ...

EDUCATION 5 To promote agriculture, the king arranged for a ploughing festival. It was indeed a festive occasion for all, as bot ...