World of the Buddha

An Introduction to the Buddhist Literature

Lucien Stryk

• Publisher: Grove Press
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN:
  9780802130952
• eBook ISBN:
  9780802198259
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Eastern Philosophy

Selections from the most significant texts in the body of Buddhist literature.
 
For readers who want a deeper understanding of Buddhism, this is a rich, varied, and comprehensive collection in one volume. It includes the most significant texts from the vast body of Buddhist literature, and includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Lao.
 
For the benefit of the newcomer to Buddhism—or for those using it in an academic context—the pieces are arranged in chronological order, and each chapter is preceded by a separate commentary. In addition, there is a comprehensive description of life in India at the time of the Buddha and an outline of his life and mission.
 
"The best available translations." — Library Journal

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• I Jātaka Tales
• II Life of the Buddha
• III “The Going Forth” and Two Sermons
• IV The Dhammapada
• V ‘Is There a life After Death?“
• VI Questions of Milinda
• VII Questions Which Tend Not to Edification
• VIII Buddhaghosa
• IX Short Passages, Chiefly from the Nikāyas
• X Rhinoceros Discourse
• XI The Tevigga Sutta: The Buddha and the Brahmans
• XII Monks and Lay Followers
• XIII Emperor Ashoka: The Edicts
• XIV From the Dīpavamsa
• XV Asvaghosha
• XVI From the Mahāvastu
• XVII Mahayana Sutras
• XVIII Nāgârjuna
• XIX Asanga and Vasubandhu, Others
• XX Shântideva
• XXI Tibetan Buddhism
• XXII I-Tsing
• XXIII Platform Scripture of the Sixth Patriarch
• XXIV Zen Poems
• XXV Zen Sermons
• XXVI Zen Anecdotes
• XXVII The Sin Xai