Buddhist Writings. 1909–14. Vol. 45, Part 3. The Harvard Classics

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The individual who has developed his wisdom by the development of the fourfold wisdom of the paths is worthy of the worship, the veneration, the votive offerings, and the reverence of all the world of gods and men.

—The Attainment of Nirvana

Harvard Classics, Vol. 45, Part 3

Buddhist Writings

CONTENTS

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NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001

Introductory Note
I. The Buddha: The Story of Sumedha; The Birth of the Buddha; The Attainment of Buddhaship; First Events After the Attainment; The Buddha’s Daily Habits; The Death of the Buddha
II. The Doctrine: Questions Which Tend Not to Edification; There Is No Ego; The Middle Doctrine; Karma; Fruitful and Barren Karma; Good and Bad Karma; Rebirth Is Not Transmigration; Death’s Messengers; The Devoted Wife; The Hare-mark in the Moon; The Way of Purity; Concentration; The Conversion of Animals; Love for Animals; Sariputta and the Two Demons; The Summum Bonum; The Trance of Cessation; The Attainment of Nirvana
III. The Order: The Admission and Ordination Ceremonies; The Mendicant Ideal; “And Hate Not His Father and Mother”; The Story of Visakha

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