BOOK I SIDDHARTH GAUTAMA—HOW A BODHISATTA BECAME THE BUDDHA
Part I—From Birth to Parivraja
Part II—Renunciation for Ever
Part III—In Search of New Light
Part IV—Enlightenment and the Vision of a New Way
Part V—The Buddha and His Predecessors
Part VI—The Buddha and His Contemporaries
Part VII—Comparison and Contrast
PART I : FROM BIRTH TO PARIVRAJA
1. His Kula
2. His Ancestry
3. His Birth
4. Visit by Asita
5. Death of Mahamaya
6. Childhood and Education
7. Early Traits
8. Marriage
9. Father's Plans to Save His Son
10. The Failure of the Women to Win the Prince
11. The Prime Minister's Admonition to the Prince
12. The Prince's Reply to the Prime Minister 13, Initiation into the Sakya Sangh
14. Conflict with the Sangh
15. Offer of Exile
16. Parivraja—the Way Out
17. Parting Words
18. Leaving His Home
19. The Prince and the Servant
20. The Return of Channa
21. The Family in Mourning
PART II : RENUNCIATION FOR EVER
1. From Kapilavatsu to Rajagraha.
2. King Bimbisara and His Advice.
3. Gautama answers Bimbisara.
4. Reply by Gautama (concluded).
5. News of Peace.
6. The problem in a New Perspective.
PART III : IN SEARCH OF NEW LIGHT
1. Halt at Brighu's Ashram.
2. Study of Sankhya.
4. Trial of Asceticism.
5. Abandonment of Asceticism.
PART IV : ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE VISION OF A NEW WAY
1. Meditation for New Light.
2. Enlightenment.
3. The Discovery of a New Dhamma.
4. Gautama who was a Bodhisatta after Sammabodhi becomes a Buddha.
PART V: THE BUDDHA AND HIS PREDECESSORS
1. The Buddha and the Vedic Rishis.
2. Kapila—The Philosopher.
3. The Bramhanas.
4. The Upanishads and their Teachings.
PART VI : THE BUDDHA AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
1. His Contemporaries.
2. His attitude to His Contemporaries.
PART VII : COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
1. What HE Rejected.
2. What HE Modified.
3. What HE Accepted.
BOOK II: CAMPAIGN OF CONVERSION
Part I — Buddha and His Vishad Yoga
Part II — The Conversion of the Parivrajakas
Part III — Conversion of the High and the Holy
Part IV — Call from Home
Part V — Campaign for Conversion Resumed
Part VI — Conversion of the Low and the Lowly
Part VII — Conversion of Women
Part VIII — Conversion of the Fallen and the Criminals
PART I : BUDDHA AND HIS VISHAD YOGA
1. To preach or not to preach.
2. Proclamation of good news by Bramha Sahampati.
3. Two types of conversion.
PART II: THE CONVERSION OF THE PARIVRAJAKAS
1. Arrival at Sarnath.
2. The Buddha's First Sermon.
3. The Buddha's First Sermon (continued).
4. The Buddha's First Sermon (continued).
5. The Buddha's First Sermon (continued).
6. The Buddha's First Sermon (concluded).
7. The Response of the Parivrajakas.
PART III : CONVERSION OF THE HIGH AND THE HOLY
1. Conversion of Yashas.
2. Conversion of the Kassyapas.
3. Conversion of Sariputta and Moggallana.
4. Conversion of Bimbisara.
5. Conversion of Anathapindika.
6. Conversion of Pasenjit.
7. Conversion of Jeevaka.
8. Conversion of Ratthapala.
PART IV : CALL FROM HOME
1. Suddhodana and the Last Look.
2. Meeting Yeshodhara and Rahula.
3. Reception by the Sakyas.
4. Last attempt to make Him a Householder.
5. The Buddha's answer.
6. The Minister's reply.
7. The Buddha's Determination.
PART V : CAMPAIGN FOR CONVERSION RESUMED
1. Conversion of Rustic Brahmins.
2. Conversion of the Brahmins of Uttaravati.
PART VI : CONVERSION OF THE LOW AND THE LOWLY
1. Conversion of Upali, the Barber.
2. Conversion of Sunita, the Sweeper.
3. Conversion of Sopaka and Supply a, the Untouchables.
4. Conversion of Sumangala and other Low Castes.
5. Conversion of Suprabuddha, the Leper.
PART VII : CONVERSION OF WOMEN
1. Conversion of Mahaprajapati Gotami, Yeshodhara and her Companions.
2. Convrsion of Prakrati a handalika.
PART VIII : CONVERSION OF THE FALLEN AND THE CRIMINALS
1. Conversion of a Vagabond.
2. Conversion of Angulimala, the Robber.
3. Conversion of Other Criminals.
4. Risk of Conversion.
BOOK III: What the Buddha Taught
Part I — His Place in His Dhamma.
Part II — Different Views of the Buddha's Dhamma.
Part III — What is Dhamma.
Part IV — What is Not Dhamma.
Part V — What is Saddhamma
PART I : HIS PLACE IN HIS DHAMMA
1. The Buddha claimed no place for Himself in His Own Dhamma.
2. The Buddha did not promise to give salvation. He said He was Marga Data (Way Finder) and not Moksha Data (Giver of Salvation).
3. The Buddha did not claim any Divinity for Himself or for His Dhamma. It was discovered by man for man. It was not a Revelation.
PART II : DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE BUDDHA'S DHAMMA
1. What others have understood Him to have Taught.
2. The Budha's Own Classification.
PART III : WHAT IS DHAMMA ?
1. To Maintain Purity of Life is Dhamma.
2. To Reach Perfection in Life is Dhamma.
3. To Live in Nibbana is Dhamma.
4. To Give up Craving is Dhamma.
5. To believe that all compound things are impermanent is Dhamma.
6. To believe that Karma is the instrument of Moral Order is Dhamma.
PART IV : WHAT IS NOT—DHAMMA
1. Belief in the Supernatural is Not—Dhamma.
2. Belief in Ishwara (God) is Not Essentially Part of Dhamma.
3. Dhamma Based on Union with Brahma is a False Dhamma.
4. Belief in Soul is Not—Dhamma.
5. Belief in Sacrifices is Not—Dhamma.
6. Belief Based on Speculation is Not—-Dhamma.
7. Reading Books of Dhamma is Not—Dhamma.
8. Belief in the Infallibility of Books of Dhamma is Not— Dhamma.
PART V : WHAT IS SADDHAMMA
Section I—The Functions of Saddhamma.
1. To cleanse the Mind of its impurities.
2. To make the world a Kingdom of Righteousness.
Section II—Dhamma to be Saddhamma must promote Pradnya.
1. . Dhamma is Saddhamma when it makes learning open to all.a
2. Dhammaris Saddhamma when it teaches that mere learning is not enough. It may lead to pedantry.
3. Dhamma is Saddhamma when it teaches that what is needed is Pradnya.
Section III—Dhamma lo be Saddhamma must promote Maitri.
1. Dhamma is Saddhamma only when it teaches that mere Pradnya is not enough. It must be accompanied by Sila.
2. Dhamma is Saddhamma only when it teaches that besides Pradnya and Sila what is necessary is
Karuna.
3. Dhamma is Saddhamma only when it teaches that more than Karuna what is necessary is Maitri.
Section IV—Dhamma lo be Saddhamma must pull down all social barriers.
1. Dhamma to be Saddhamma must break down barriers between man and man.
2. Dhamma to be Saddhamma must teach that worth and not birth is the measure of man.
3. Dhamma to be Saddhamma must promote equality between man and man.
BOOK IV: Religion and Dhamma
Part I—Religion and Dhamma.
Part II—How Similarities in Terminology Conceal Fundamental Difference .
Part III—The Buddhist Way of Life
Part IV—:His Sermons.
PART I : RELIGION AND DHAMMA
1. What is Religion?
2. How Dhamma Differs From Religion.
3. The Purpose of Religion and the Purpose of Dhamma.
4. Morality and Religion.
5. Dhamma and Morality.
6. Mere Morality is not Enough. It must be Sacred and Universal. RELIGION
PART II : HOW SIMILARITIES IN TERMINOLOGY CONCEAL FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE
Section I—Rebirth
1. Preliminary.
2. Rebirth of What?
3. Rebirth of Whom?
Section II—Karma
1. Is the Buddhist doctrine of Karma the same as the Brahminic doctrine ?
2. Did the Buddha believe in past Karma having effect on future life ?
3. Did the Buddha believe in past Karma having effect on future life ?—concluded.
Section III—Ahimsa
1. The different ways in which it is interpreted and followed.
2. The true meaning of Ahimsa.
Section IV—Transmigration
Section V— Causes of his Misunderstandings
PART III : THE BUDDHIST WAY OF LIFE
1. On good, evil and sin.
2. On craving and lust.
3. On hurt and ill-will.
4. On anger and enmity.
5. On man, mind and impurities.
6. On self and self-conquest.
7. On wisdom, justice and good company.
8. On thoughtfulness and mindfulness.
9. On vigilance, earnestness and boldness.
10. On sorrow and happiness; On Charity and Kindness.
11. On hypocrisy.
12. On following the Right Way.
13. Mix not true Dhamma with false Dhamma.
PART IV : HIS SERMONS
Section I—Sermons for Householders .
1. The Happy Householder.
2. Daughter may be better than a son.
3. Husband and wife.
Section II —Sermons on the need for maintaining character ,
1. What constitutes the downfall of man.
2. The wicked man.
3. The best man.
4. The enlightened man.
5. Man—just and good.
6. Need for doing good deeds.
7. Need for making good resolutions.
Section III - Sermons on Righteousness.
1. What is Righteousness.
2. Need for Righteousness.
3. Righteousness and the claims of the world.
4. How to reach perfection in Righteous Conduct.
5. One need not wait for a companion to tread on the path of Righteousness.
Section lV-Sermons on Nibbana,
1. What is Nibbana.
2. The roots of Nibbana.
Section v —Sermons on Dhamma.
1. Why right views rank first.
2. Why bother about life after death.
3. Prayers and invocations to God are a futility.
4. It is not what you eat that makes you holy.
5. Not food but evil actions that matter.
6. Not enough is outward washing.
7. What is holy life?
Section vI -Sermons on Socio'political questions.
1. Do not depend on the favour of princes.
2. If the king is righteous his subjects will be righteous.
3. It is the social system on which depends political and military strength.
4. War is wrong.
5. The duties of a victor, who has won peace.
BOOK V: The Sangh
Part I—The Sangh
Part II—-The Bhikkbu—The Buddha's Conception of him .
Part III—The Duties of the Bhikkhu .
Part IV—The Bhikkhu and the Laity .
Part V—Vinaya for the Laity .
PART I :THE SANGH
1. The Sangh and its Organisation.
2. Admission to the Sangh.
3. The Bhikkhu and His Vows.
4. The Bhikkhu and Ecclesiastical Offences.
5. The Bhikkhu and Restraints.
6. The Bhikkhu and Good Conduct Rules.
7. The Bhikkhu and the Trial of Offences.
8. The Bhikkhu and Confession.
PART II : THE BHIKKHU—THE BUDDHA'S CONCEPTION OF HIM
1. Buddha's conception of what a Bhikkhu should be.
2. The Bhikkhu and the Ascetic.
3. The Bhikkhu and the Brahmin.
4. The Bhikkhu and the Upasaka.
PART III : THE DUTIES OF THE BHIKKHU
1. The Bhikkhu's Duty to Convert.
2. Conversion Not to be by Miracles.
3. Conversion Not to be by Force.
4. A Bhikkhu Must Fight to Spread Virtue (Dhamma).
PART IV : THE BHIKKHU AND THE LAITY
1. The Bond of Alms.
2. Mutual Influence.
3. Dhamma of the Bhikkhu and the Dhamma of the Upasaka.
PART V : VINAYA FOR THE LAITY
1. Vinaya for the Wealthy.
2. Vinaya for the Householder.
3. Vinaya for Children.
4. Vinaya for Pupil.
5. Vinaya for Husband and Wile.
6. Vinaya for Master and Servant.
7. Conclusions.
8. Vinaya for Girls.
BOOK VI: He and His Contemporaries
Part I—His Benefactors.
Part II—His Enemies.
Part III—Critics of His Doctrines .
Part IV—Friends and Admirers .
PART I : HIS BENEFACTORS
1. Gift from Bimbisara.
2. Gift from Anathapindika.
3. Gift from Jeevaka.
4. Gift from Ambrapali.
5. Munificence of Vishakha.
PART II : HIS ENEMIES
1. Charge of Conversion by Glamour.
2. Charge of being a Parasite !
3. Charge of Breaking Happy Households.
4. Jains and a False Charge of Murder.
5. Jains and a False Charge of Immorality.
6. Devadatta a Cousin and an Enemy.
7. Brahmins and the Buddha.
PART III : CRITICS OF HIS DOCTRINES
1. Critics of Open Admission to the Sangh.
2. Critics of The Rule of Vows.
3. Critics of the Doctrine of Ahimsa.
4. Charge of Preaching Virtue and Creating Gloom.
5. Critics of the Theory of Soul and Rebirth.
6. Charge of being an Annihilationist.
PART IV : FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS
1. Devotion of Dhananjanani—a Brahmini.
2. The Abiding Faith of Visakha.
3. The Devotion of Mallika.
4. The ardent Wish of a Pregnant Mother.
5. Keniya's Welcome.
6. Pasendi in Praise of the Master.
BOOK VII The Wanderer's Last Journey
Part. I—The Meeting of those Near and Dear .
Part II—Leaving Vaishali .
Part III-His End.
PART I : THE MEETING OF THOSE NEAR AND DEAR
1. The Centres of His Preachings.
2. The Places He Visited.
3. Last Meeting between Mother and Son and between Wife and Husband.
4.Last Meeting between Father and Son.
5.Last Meeting between the Buddha and Sariputta.
PART II : LEAVING VAISHALI
1. Farewell to Vesali.
2. Halt at Pava.
3. Arrival at Klishinara.
PART III : HIS END
1. The Appointment of a Successor.
2. The Last Convert.
3. Last Words.
4. Ananda in Grief.
5. The Lament of the Mallas and the Joy of a Bhikkhu.
6. The Last Rites.
7. Quarrel Over Ashes.
8. Loyalty to the Buddha.
BOOK VIII: THE MAN WHO WAS SIDDHARTH GAUTAMA
Part I—His Personality.
Part II—His Humanity .
Part III—His Likes and Dislikes .
EPILOGUE
PART I : HIS PERSONALITY
1. His Personal Appearance.
2. The Testimony of Eye-witnesses.
3. His Capacity to Lead.
PART II : HIS HUMANITY
1. His Compassion—The Maha Karunik.
2. Healing of the Stricken.
3. His Concern for the Sick.
4. His Tolerance of the Intolerant.
5. His Sense of Equality and Equal Treatment.
PART III : HIS LIKES AND DISLIKES
1. His Dislike of Poverty.
2. His Dislike of the Acquisitive Instinct.
3. His Joy at the Beautiful.
4. His Love for the Lovely.
EPILOGUE
1. Tributes to the Buddha's Greatness.
2. A Vow to Spread His Dhamma.
3. A Prayer for His Return to His Native Land.
