An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better understand Buddhism. The selections in this anthology are primarily from the Theravada school of Buddhism. (Summary by Leon Mire)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
00 - Introductory Note
02:37 - Chapter 2
01 - Part I: The Buddha. The Story of Sumedha
30:02 - Chapter 3
02 - The Birth of the Buddha
21:45 - Chapter 4
03 - The Attainment of Buddhaship
33:02 - Chapter 5
04 - First Events After the Attainment
08:51 - Chapter 6
05 - The Buddha's Daily Habits
09:14 - Chapter 7
06 - The Death of the Buddha
38:40 - Chapter 8
07 - Part II: The Doctrine. Questions Which Tend Not to Edification
14:45 - Chapter 9
08 - There Is No Ego
18:13 - Chapter 10
09 - The Middle Doctrine
11:49 - Chapter 11
10 - Karma
06:59 - Chapter 12
11 - Fruitful and Barren Karma
17:53 - Chapter 13
12 - Good and Bad Karma
04:57 - Chapter 14
13 - Rebirth Is Not Transmigration
15:34 - Chapter 15
14 - Death's Messengers
16:05 - Chapter 16
15 - The Devoted Wife
07:48 - Chapter 17
16 - The Hare-mark in the Moon
10:04 - Chapter 18
17 - The Way of Purity
05:58 - Chapter 19
18 - Concentration
02:40 - Chapter 20
19 - The Conversion of Animals
02:18 - Chapter 21
20 - Love for Animals
02:30 - Chapter 22
21 - Sariputta and the Two Demons
05:22 - Chapter 23
22 - The Summum Bonum
41:58 - Chapter 24
23 - The Trance of Cessation
19:48 - Chapter 25
24 - The Attainment of Nirvana
04:22 - Chapter 26
25 - Part III: The Order. The Admission and Ordination Ceremonies
19:48 - Chapter 27
26 - The Mendicant Ideal
08:07 - Chapter 28
27 - And Hate Not His Father and Mother
08:51 - Chapter 29
28 - The Story of Visakha, Part 1
29:51 - Chapter 30
29 - The Story of Visakha, Part 2
20:38 - Chapter 31
30 - The Story of Visakha, Part 3
18:29