Buddha-Dharma - California Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research 2003 - 829p

includes index and biblioraphy

I. 1. In Search of the Path ..........1 2. Enlightenment ..........16 3. Dissemination of the Dharma ..............29 4. Sakyamuni in His Native Home ...............43 2. 1. In Jeta Grove .............61 w. Rajagaha ..........82 3. The Eight Consciousnessess.............95 4. The Growth of the Sangha ...........111 3. 1. The Ideal Follower ...............141 2. Defilements ..............163 3. The Conduct of a Bodhisattva ...........180 4. 1. The Essence of the Buddha`s Mind ............217 2. Absolute Wisdom .............253 3. The Transference of Merit .........268 4. The Degrees of Enlightenment .........293 5. 1. Education ..............319 2. Organization of the Order ...........349 3. Wisdom and Ignorance ................375 4. The Four Noble Truths ................393 6. 1. Knowing the Dharma .............411 2. Amitayus Buddha`s Primal Vow and Salvation ...............451 3. The Significance of Tathagata ............472 4. To Realize the Path of Emancipation ............483 7. 1. The Wondrous Dharma is Revealed ............504 2. The Tragedy at Rajagriha ..............544 3. Devotion to the Path .........570 The Stupa ........600 8. 1. The Prophecy of the Buddha`s Great Demise .........619 2. The Golden Light .............642 3. Tathagata-Garbha ..........658 4. The Great Demise ...................691

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