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title: The Life of Buddha
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1. [Title Page / Foreword / Table of Contents](55210)
2. [Part One 1. King Suddhodana And Queen Maya](55209)
3. [Part One 2. Mayas Dream](55208)
4. [Part One 3. The Birth of Siddhartha](55207)
5. [Part One 4. Asitas Prediction](55206)
6. [Part One 5. Siddhartha at the Temple](55205)
7. [Part One 6. Siddharthas First Meditation](55204)
8. [Part One 7. The Marriage of Siddhartha](55203)
9. [Part One 8. Siddhartha Leads a Life of Pleasure](55202)
10. [Part One 9. The Three Encounters](55201)
11. [Part One 10. Gopas Dream](55200)
12. [Part One 11. Siddhartha is Eager to Know the Great Truths](55199)
13. [Part One 12. Siddhartha Leaves His Fathers Palace](55198)
14. [Part One 13. Siddhartha the Hermit](55197)
15. [Part One 14. Gopa and Suddhodana Grieve](55196)
16. [Part One 15. The Doctrine of Arata Kalama](55195)
17. [Part One 16. Siddhartha and King Vimbasara](55194)
18. [Part One 17. Siddhartha Deserted by His First Disciples](55193)
19. [Part One 18. Siddhartha Under the Tree of Knowledge](55192)
20. [Part One 19. Maras Defeat](55191)
21. [Part One 20. Siddhartha Becomes the Buddha](55190)
22. [Part Two 1. Trapusha and Bhallika](55189)
23. [Part Two 2. The Buddha is Prepared to Preach the Doctrine](55188)
24. [Part Two 3. The Buddha Leaves for Benares](55187)
25. [Part Two 4. The Buddha Finds His Former Disciples](55186)
26. [Part Two 5. The Story of the Hermit and the Hare](55185)
27. [Part Two 6. The Story of Padmaka](55184)
28. [Part Two 7. The Buddha at the Bamboo Grove](55183)
29. [Part Two 8. Sariputra and Maudgalyayana](55182)
30. [Part Two 9. The Buddha Pacifies the Malcontents of Rajagriha](55181)
31. [Part Two 10. Suddhodana Sends Messengers to His Son](55180)
32. [Part Two 11. The Story of the Crane and the Fish](55179)
33. [Part Two 12. The Story of Visvantara](55178)
34. [Part Two 13. The Story of Dharmapala](55177)
35. [Part Two 14. Gopas Great Virtue](55176)
36. [Part Two 15. Nanda Renounces Royalty](55175)
37. [Part Two 16. The Buddha Leaves Kapilavastu](55174)
38. [Part Two 17. Anathapindikas Offering](55173)
39. [Part Two 18. The New Disciples](55172)
40. [Part Two 19. Nandas Pride](55171)
41. [Part Two 20. The Death of Suddhodana](55170)
42. [Part Three 1. Mahaprajapati is Admitted to the Community](55169)
43. [Part Three 2. The Buddha Exposes the Imposters](55168)
44. [Part Three 3. Suprabha](55167)
45. [Part Three 4. Virupa](55166)
46. [Part Three 5. Sincas Deceit](55165)
47. [Part Three 6. The Buddha Tames a Wild Buffalo](55164)
48. [Part Three 7. Dissension Among the Monks](55163)
49. [Part Three 8. Kuvalaya the Dancer](55162)
50. [Part Three 9. The God Alavaka Defeated by the Buddha](55161)
51. [Part Three 10. Devadatta Expelled from the Community](55160)
52. [Part Three 11. Ajatasatrus Treachery](55159)
53. [Part Three 12. The Death of Devadatta](55158)
54. [Part Three 13. Prasenajit and Ajatasatru](55157)
55. [Part Three 14. The Buddha Teaches the Doctrine](55156)
56. [Part Three 15. The Buddha and the Shepherd](55155)
57. [Part Three 16. The Buddha Instructs the Monks of Vaisali](55154)
58. [Part Three 17. The Meal at Cundas](55153)
59. [Part Three 18. The Buddha Enters Nirvana](55152)