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The living Buddha: an interpretive biography
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The living Buddha: an interpretive biography
1995, Weatherhill
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Living Buddha: Interpretive Biography
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Der Buddha lebt: eine interpretierende Biografie
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The living Buddha: an interpretive biography
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The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography
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Book Details
Table of Contents
The young Shakyamuni
Shakyamuni
Shakyamuni's names
The Shakya tribe
The historical setting
Shakyamuni's family
Shakyamuni's early years
The great departure
The ascetic and Indian society
The departure and wanderings
The rise of a new culture
The six-non-Buddhist teachers
The years of austerities
The encounter with King Bimbisara
The two Brahman hermits
The practice of austerities
The rejection of austerities
The Enlightenment
Buddh Gaya
The temptation of Mara
What is Enlightenment?
The content of Sakyamuni's enlightenment
The law of causation
Shakyamuni the teacher
The decision to propagate the law
Turning the wheel of the law
Shakyamuni's disciples
Preaching at Uruvela
The company of disciples
Shariputra and Maudgalyayana
Mahakashyapa
Sudatta
Shakyamuni's visit to Kapilavastu
Ananda
Upali and Anuruddha
The growth of the order
The other major disciples
The city of Savatthi
Management of the order
Devadatta's revolt
The entry into nirvana
The sad events of Shakyamuni's closing years
The last journey
Chunda, the blacksmith
Parinirvana.
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