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THE BUDDHA AND BUDDHISM

By

B . R . BARUA,

Life member:

Maha Bodhi Society

President:

ALL INDIA BUDDHIST CONFERENCE

CALCUTTA, 1931

Member: Board of Trustees:

YOUNGMEN’S BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION,

(Akhil Bharatiya A,D. SEVA SANGHA), Darjeeling,

Member:

BUDDHA-GAYATEMPLEMANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,

1958-1962,

Delegate:

WORSD FELLOWSHIP OF BUDDHISTS,

BANGKOK, 1958

AUTHOR OF OTHER BOOKS

CONTENTS

1.                  THE LIFE OF BUDDHA

Early life

Great renunciation

Enlightenment of the Buddha

Arya Satya (Noble truths)

2.                  BUDDHA’S MINISTRY

      Buddha with Anathapindaka,

      Visakha, Ambapali and others

3.      THE SANGHA

4.      BUDDHISM, THE SANATAN DHARMA

5.      MAHAPARINIRVANA

      The Parinirvana of the Tathagata

      Dharma after Parinirvana, First council

      The second council

6.      ASOKA

      The third council

7.      RISE OF MAHAYANA BUDDHISM

      School of Mahayana Buddhism

      Avatansaka

      Madhyamika

      The vijnanavada or Yogachara

      Saddharma Pundarika

8.      THE BASIC BOOKS OF BUDDHISM

9.      KANISHKA

      Buddhist universities

      Teaching in Nalanda

      Some aspects of Hinayana and Mahayana

      Manjusri

10.  BELIEF OF THE DEVOUT

      The origin of Buddhist art

      Parable of Angulimala

      Parable of the farmer

11.  ETHICS IN BUDDHISM

12.  MORALITY IN BUDDHISM

      Mangal Sutta

      Dhammapada

      Basala Sutta

      Amagandha Sutta

      Utthana Sutta

13.  ARHATHOOD IN BUDDHISM

14.  NIBBANA IN BUDDHISM

15.  MEDITATION IN BUDDHISM

16.  BUDDHISM WAYOF LIFE

      Buddhism forgotten in India

      Glimpses of remembrance

17.  BUDDHISM IN OTHER LANDS

      Buddhism in Chittagong

      Buddhism in Ceylon

      Buddhism in Thailand

      Buddhism in Burma

      Buddhism in Tibet

      Buddism in China

      Buddhism in Mongolia and Siberia

18.  Buddhism and Nationalism

19.  international Buddhism and Universal peace

20.  revival of Buddhism in India

PREFACE

The book gives the story of the life of the Buddha and the religion that sprang up from his teachings. It explains the enlightenment that he attained and the philosophy of three universal Laws, Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold steps to Nirvana, that he preached.

The book strives to explain the theory of Kamma and Paticcasamuppada (dependent-origination) that was advanced by the Buddha. His mission and the institution of the Sangha have found special treatment. The history, archeology, art and culture of Buddhism have been dealt with. No pain has been spared to include in the text all that a Buddhist would need to known.

The Theravada, Mahayana and the Esoteric (meditation) views have been held out to the readers for their personal appreciation, appraisal and acceptance. The vast subject of Mahayana schools has been concised and the four principal schools, Avatansaka, Madhyamika, Yogachara and Saddharma Pundarika have been described to the full.

Adequate space has been devoted to Buddhist myths and Beliefs, Ethics, Morality, Arhathood, the Esoteric Experience (Dhyana), Bodhisattvahood and Nirvana.

To apprise the readers of the various vicissitudes in the life of the Buddhists through the centuries, a few chapters have been incorporated, suchas Buddhist way of life, Buddhism and Nationalism, Buddhism in various countries and the revival of Buddhism in India.

Matters of philosophy and records of history have been kept to the original as far as possible to avoid misinterpretation.

The author does not claim any originality for himself in this work. All the materials and informations have been drawn out from the books which he studied pertaining to Buddhism. All credit for original research and authenticity should go to them. The author claims none for himself. He expresses his deep pratitude to all of them.

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