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of Bhikkhus and householders, 10 (ii), 62-6; authorities for the true teaching of B., 11, 67-70; he alone discovered the four noble truths, 11, 150-2; states the characteristics of a true Brahmana, 13, 79 sq.; his sermon on 'The Burning,' 13, 134 sq.; 35, 234; gives an exposition of his moral teaching to the Gaina Sîha, 17, 110-16; refuses to discuss questions of being and notbeing, 19, 108 sq.; on the vanity of worldly life and pleasures, 19, 12130; B. will perish, but the law is one and constant, 19, 274; his doctrine has only one flavour, the flavour of emancipation, 20, 304; 21, 120 sq., 124; 35, 131 sq.; his law is not to be found by reasoning, but must be learnt from the Tathagata, 21, 39 sq.; announces final extinction for the education of creatures, though himself he does not become finally extinct, 21, 303 sq.; variety of Bauddha doctrines due either to the difference of the views maintained by B., or else to the difference of capacity on the part of the disciples of B., 34, 401; though he propounded the doctrine of the reality of the external world, was himself an Idealist, 34, 418; teaches three mutually contradictory systems, 34, 428; sayings of B. quoted, 35, 80, 102 sq., 115, 150, 170, 185-90, 194 sq., 198-201, 202, 204, 206, 224 sq., 229, 246, 251, 253 sq., 257 sq., 261, 264, 268 sq., 270 sq., 273 sq., 279, 294; 36, xxvi, 1-3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 23, 25, 31, 43, 51, 54, 56, 60, 83 sq., 92, 125, 274, 279, 281, 283, 285, 290 sq., 295, 298, 300-2, 305 sq., 310, 312-15, 317, 319, 323-5, 327, 331, 337, 340 sq.,
esp. the Gainas, 17, 108-17, 125; his tolerance, 17, 114-17; sermons of Buddha, 19, 186 sq., 190-2, 202-5, 222-4, 233-40, 253-6, 25865, 270-4, 283-5, 296-305; allows the Bhikkhus to learn the word of the Buddhas each in his own dialect, 20, 150 sq.; the difference between B. and other teachers, 20, 235 sq.; his preaching is for the benefit of all creatures, as the rain pours down on all plants, 21, xxix, 119-27; creatures like blind-born men led to Nirvâna by B., 21, xxix, 129-41 preaches only after being asked thrice by Sâriputra, 21, 36-8; means of his teaching: Sûtras, stanzas, Gâtakas, parables, &c., 21, 44 sq.; whatever B. has spoken is true, 21, 301 sq., 309; deposits and entrusts his perfect enlightenment into the hands of the Bodhisattvas, 21, 440 sq.; his words many-sided, and apparently contradictory, 35, 137; why he did not answer certain questions, 35, 204-6; was in constant receipt of alms, 35, 219; sets rolling his royal chariot-wheel of righteousness, 35, 253, 253 n. ; is lord of the Scriptures, 35, 302; pleased by parables, preached by himself, 35, 302; rules as to restraint with regard to food do not apply to a B. who has attained to perfection, 36, 6 sq., 7 n.; 'discovered a way that was unknown,' for the teaching of former Buddhas had been lost, 36, 13-16; begins his discourses by preaching the virtue of almsgiving, 36, 31-3. (g) THE DHAMMA OR DOCTRINE OF B.
Nirvâna has been shown by B., 10 (i), 69; (ii), 39; against philosophy (dittbi, darsana), 10 (ii), xii; see also Philosophy; dialogue between the rich herdsman Dhaniya and B., the one rejoicing in worldly security, the other in his religious belief, 10 (ii), 3-5; a dialogue between a deity and B. on the things by which a man loses and those by which he gains in this world, 10 (ii), 17-19; his description of the Brahmanas of old, 10 (ii), 48-52; explains the fate of Nigrodhakappa who had attained Nirvâna, 10 (ii), 57-60; explains the duties
344-6, 352-4, 358, 363-5, 368; looks upon future life as dung, 35, 200 sq.; how could B. teach kindness towards all beings, and yet enjoin punishment for him who deserves it? 35, 254-7; did not teach for the sake of gifts, yet he recommends first of all almsgiving, 36, 31-8; his attitude towards asceticism, 36, 60-2; fools cannot realize the religion of B., 36, 71 sq.; sub
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