This Book is the Result of Literal, Archeological, Epigraphical Studies including Buddhist Scriptures, Puranas, Itihasas and Jaina materials.
The Life of Sakyamuni Buddha, Sato Ryojun, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Hardcover, 158 pp, $22.00
Professor Ryojun Sato is Prof. Emeritus of Taisho University in Tokyo, Japan. He also serves as Chairman, Board of Director, Meisho Kindergarten, Tokyo; Chief Priest, Koenji Temple, Tokyo; Member, Board of Counselors, International Buddhist Brotherhood Association, Bodh Gaya, India; Patron, Bengal Buddhist Association, Kolkata, India; Patron, International Brotherhood Mission, Assam, India.
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CONTENTS: The Life of Sakyamuni Buddha
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| Preface |
vii |
| 1. |
KAPILAVASTU
The Sakyas and their Capital |
1
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| 2. |
THE BIRTH OF SAKYAMUNI
Fact and Legend |
21 |
| 3. |
RENUNCIATION AND TRAINING
Quest for the Way |
31 |
| 4. |
ASCETIC PRACTICE AND ENLIGHTENMENT
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55 |
| 5. |
THE BEGINNING OF THE TEACHING
The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma and
and the Establishment of the Order |
81 |
| 6. |
CONVERSION AND TAKING REFUGE IN BUDDHISM
The Buddha and his Disciples |
99 |
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SPREAD OF THE DOCTRINE
The Buddha's Teachings and Their Propagation |
119 |
| 8. |
THE GREAT DECEASE
The Last Journey and Entry into Nirvana |
137 |
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