Buddhism, a Religion of Infinite Compassion: Selections from Buddhist Literature

abode almsmen Amitabha Ananda arahat Assaji atoms become bhikshu birth Blessed bodhisattva Bodisat body brahmana brethren Buddha BUDDHIST LITERATURE cessation charioteer Chinese consciousness craving death deeds delights desires devas Dhamma Dhammapada disciple discourse doctrine dwell E. J. Thomas elephant enlightenment evil existence fire five monks fool forest Four Noble Truths give gods Gotama grief guild master happiness householder India insight Isipatana Kālāma king knowledge Kondañña Kshatriya live Lord Chalmers Lotus Madri Mahāyāna Majjhima Nikaya Mālunkyā-putta Māra meditation mind Nāgārjuna Nichiren Nirvāņa Noble Truth concerning noble youth non-Ens obtained ordination pain Pāli Pāli Canon passion path perceived permission to quote pleasure pure reached rebirth reborn refuge Religion reverend sir Sacred samaņa Sanskrit Sariputta Sāti Scriptures sorrow Stanza suffering Sūtra Tathāgata teacher teaching things thought Tibetan tion translated Vaccha Vasubandhu virtue Viśvantara wandering ascetic wisdom wise words World-honored Yasa