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Tables of Contents for The Buddhism Omnibus
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Introduction by Matthew T. Kapstein
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GAUTAMA BUDDHA
Apropos the Second Impression
Preface
PART I: THE WORLD OF THE BUDDHA
PART II: BIOGRAPHICAL
I Maya's Dream and the Nativity of the Buddha
II The Republic of Kapilavastu
III Some Early Events
IV The Pursuit of Pleasure
V The Crisis and Renunciation
VI After Strange Gods
VII Enlightenment
VIII Turning the Wheel of Doctrine
IX Growth of the Order
X Years of Wandering and a Day
XI Fools in the Order
XII The Great Decease
XIII Posthumous Postscript
PART III: THE WORLD OF THE BUDDHA
I The Wheel
II The Way
III The Void
PART IV: AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH
PART V: THE BUDDHA IN A CHANGING WORLD
Epilogue
Little to add
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
THE DHAMMAPADA
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction:
I. The Dhammapada
II Gautama the Buddha
Text, Translation, and Notes:
I. The Twin-verses
II Vigilance
III. Thought
IV. Flowers
V. The Fool
VI. The Wise Man
VII. The Arhat (The Saint)
VIII. The Thousands
IX. Evil Conduct
X. Punishment
XI. Old Age
XII. The Self
XIII. The World
XIV. The Buddha (The Awakened)
XV. Happiness
XVI. Pleasure
XVII. Anger X
VIII. Impurity
XIX. The Righteous
XX. The Path
XXI. Miscellaneous Verses
XXII. The Downward Course (Hell)
XXIII. The Elephant
XXIV. Thirst (or Carving)
XXV. The Mendicant
XXVI. The Brahmin
Selected Bibliography
Pali Index
General Index
THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE
Introduction
1. The Concept of God
2. Grounds for Belief in God
3. Grounds for Disbelief in God
4. The Problem of Evil
5. Revelation and Faith
6. Problems of Religious Language
7. The Problem of Verification
8. The Conflicting Truth Claims of Different Religions
9. Human Destiny: Immortality and Resurrection
10. Human Destiny: Karma and Reincarnation
Notes and References
Index