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A Manual Of Buddhism By Venerable Narada Maha Thera Published by the Buddhist Missionary Society, 1992 Buddhist Vihara 123, Jalan Berhala 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About This Book

This is a fairly comprehensive book enabling the reader to appreciate and understand certain important finer aspects of Theravada Buddhism. This book would also serve as a reference, for both Teachers and Students alike, gain a good insight into the fundamentals of Buddhism. The author, the late Venerable Narada Maha Thera was a well-known Buddhist Missioner. He is also the author of many other Buddhist Publications. We are grateful to him for his kind permission, enabling; this reprint to be effected in Malaysia. Special thanks are due to Ven. U. Nipuna Mr. Tan Teik Beng, Mr. Eddy Yu Chen Lim, Ms. Quah Pin Pin and Ms. Chong Hong Choo for their valuable assistance in the reproduction of this book.

K. SRI DHAMMANANDA J.S.M. Buddhist Missionary Society Buddhist Vihara, Jalan Berhala, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September,1992

Contents

1 About This Book 2 Chapter 1 3 The Life Of The Buddha 4 The Birth 5 The Naming Ceremony 6 The Plowing Festival 7 Prince Siddhattha』s Youth 8 Renunciation 9 The Search 10 His Struggle For Enlightenment 11 Temptation Of Mara The Evil One 12 The Middle Path 13 The Enlightenment 14 Soon After The Enlightenment: 15 A Paean of Joy - Udana Gatha 16 The Seven Weeks after the Enlightenment 17 The First Two Converts 18 Chapter 3 19 The Buddha Propounds His Dhamma 20 Invitation To Teach The Dhamma 21 On the Way to Benares to Teach the Dhamma 22 The Five Monks 23 Chapter 4 24 The First Discourse 25 Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta 25.1 (1) 25.2 (2) 25.3 (3) 25.4 (4) 26 Chapter 5 27 The Sending Of The Missioners 28 The Conversion Of Yasa 29 Exhortation to the First Missioners 30 Conversion of Thirty Young Men 31 Conversion of the three Kassapa Brothers 32 The Buddha meets King Bimbisara 33 Conversion of Sariputta and Moggallana 34 Chapter 6 35 The Buddha Visits His Birthplace 36 King Suddhodana desires to see the Buddha 37 The Buddha Goes On His Alms-Round 38 The King sees the Light 39 The Buddha and Princess Yasodhara 40 The Buddha and His Stepbrother Nanda 41 The Buddha and Prince Rahula 42 The Buddha and Ánanda 43 The Buddha and Devadatta 44 Chapter 7 45 The Buddha』s Ministry 46 The First Twenty Years 46.1 1st Year - Benares 46.2 2nd, 3rd and 4th Years - Rajagaha 46.3 5th Year - Vesali 47 The Order of Nuns 47.1 6th Year - Mankula Hill 47.2 7th Year- Tavatimsa Heaven 47.3 8th Year - Bhesakala Forest 48 Near Sumsumara Rock, In the Bhagga District 48.1 9th Year - Kosambi 48.2 l0th Year - Parileyyaka Forest 48.3 11th Year - Ekanala, Brahmin village 48.4 l2th Year - Veranja 48.5 l3th Year - Caliya Rock 48.6 l4th Year - Jetavana Monastery, Savatthi 48.7 l5th Year - Kapilavatthu 48.8 l6th Year - City of Alavaka 48.9 l7th Year - Rajagaha 48.10 l8th Year- Caliya Rock 49 Angulimala 50 Anathapindika 51 Visakha 52 Chapter 8 53 The Buddha』s Daily Routine 54 The Forenoon Session 55 The Afternoon Session 56 The First Watch 57 The Middle Watch 58 The Last Watch 59 Chapter 9 60 The Buddha』s Greatness 61 The Buddha and the Caste System 62 The Buddha and Women 63 His Tolerance towards Dumb Animals 64 His Greatness 65 Chapter 10 66 The Buddha』s Parinibbána 67 Mara 68 An Exhortation 69 The Buddha』s Last Meal 70 The Buddha assented by His silence 71 His Last Convert 72 The Last Scene 73 The Buddha』s Last Moment 74 Chapter 11 75 Kamma 76 Kusala Kamma 77 Akusala Kamma 78 The Cause of Kamma 79 The Doer of Kamma 80 Where is Kamma? 81 Classification of Kamma 82 Is Everything Due To Kamma? 83 Chapter 12 84 Rebirth 85 Reasons To Believe In A Past Birth 86 Modes Of Birth And Death 87 The Four Modes Of Birth 88 How Rebirth Takes Place 89 What Is It That Is Reborn? 90 Chapter 13 91 The Four Noble Truths 92 Chapter 14 93 Nibbána: 94 Definition: 95 Is Nibbána Nothingness? 96 Sopadisesa and Anupadisesa Nibbána Dhatu 97 Three Distinct Characteristics of Nibbána 98 Where is Nibbána? 99 What attains Nibbána? 100 Chapter 15 101 The Noble Eighfold Path 102 Chapter 15 103 The Noble Eightfold Path 104 Chapter 16 105 Nivarana Or Hindrances 106 Chapter 17 107 The First Council 108 Tipitaka 109 The Second Council 110 Ten Unlawful Points 111 The Third in Council 112 Chapter 18 113 Ashoka And His Missions 114 Ashoka』s Family 115 Ashoka Becomes King 116 His Conversion to Buddhism 117 Ashoka Missioners 118 Missioners Place 119 The Mission to Ceylon 120 Chapter 19 121 The Mangala Sutta 122 Blessing 123 Chapter 20 124 The Parabhava Sutta 125 Downfall 126 Chapter 21 127 The Mettá Sutta 128 Loving-kindness 129 Chapter 22 130 The Vyagghapajja Sutta 131 Causes Of Worldly Progress 132 Causes Of Spiritual Progress