The Gospel of Buddha, Compiled from Ancient RecordsCarus, Paul
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The Gospel of Buddha, Compiled from Ancient Records
Carus, Paul
Buddhism; Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism; Gautama Buddha; Gautama Buddha -- Teachings
Buddha, _p._ and _skt._, the Awakened One, the Enlightened One--. Buddha
is also called Sakyamuni (the Sakya sage), Sakyasimha (the Sakya Lion),
Sugata (the Happy One), Satthar, nom. Satthâ, _p._; Shāstar, _skt._,
(the Teacher), Jina (the Conqueror), Bhagavat (the Blessed One),
Lokanātha (the Lord of the World), Sarvajña (the Omniscient One),
Dharmarāja (the King of Truth), Tathāgata, etc. [See Rh. Davids's B. p.
28.] B., faith in the; B., I am not the first; B. not Gotama; B., refuge
in the; B. remains, Gotama is gone; B. replies to the deva; B., the
sower; B., the teacher; B., the three personalities of; B., the truth;
B., truly thou art; B. will arise, another; B.'s birth; B.'s death; B.'s
farewell address; consolidation of B.'s religion; Buddhas, the praise of
all the; Buddhas, the religion of all the; Buddhas, the words of
immutable.
Cha'nna, _p._ and _skt._, prince Siddhattha's driver. Chu'nda, _p._ and
_skt._, the smith of Pāvā.
Dāgo'ba, modernised form of _skt._ Dhātu-ga'rbha, "relic shrine," (also
called Stūpa in Northern Buddhism) a mausoleum, tower containing relics,
a kenotaph.
Dā'namatī, and _skt._, name of a village. The word means "having a mind
to give."
De'va, _p._ and _skt._, any celestial spirit, a god especially of
intermediate rank, angel.--Deva, questions of the; Buddha replies
to the deva; Devas.
Devada'tta (etym. god-given) brother of Yasodharā and Buddha's
brother-in-law. He tried to found a sect of his own with severer rules
than those prescribed by Buddha. He is described undoubtedly with great
injustice in the Buddhist canon and treated as a traitor. [About his
sect see Rh. Davids's B. p. 181--182.]
Devapu'tta, _p._, Devapu'tra, _skt._, (etym. Son of a God) one of
Buddha's disciples.
Dhammapa'da, _p._, Dharmapa'da, _skt._
Dha'rma, _skt._, Dha'mma, _p._, originally the natural condition of
things or beings, the law of their existence, truth, then religious
truth, the law, the ethical code of righteousness, the whole body of
religious doctrines as a system, religion; let a man take pleasure in
the dharma; the goodness of the dharma.
Dharmakā'ya, _skt._, the body of the law.
Dharmarā'ja, _skt._, Dhammarā'ja, _p._, the king of truth.
Dīghā'vu, Dīrghā'yu, _skt._, the etymology of the word is "livelong."
Name of a mythical prince, son of king Dīghīti.
Dīghī'ti, _p._, Dīrghe'ti, _skt._, literally "suffer-long," Name of a
mythical king, father of prince Dīghā'vu.
Ganges, the well known river of India.
Gava'mpati, _p._, Gavā'mpati, _skt._, literally "lord of cows," a friend
of Yasa.
Ga'yā Kassapa, brother of the great Kassapa of Uruvelā.
Go'tama, _p._, Gau'tama, _skt._, Buddha's family name; Gotama denies the
existence of the soul; Gotama is gone, Buddha remains; Buddha
not Gotama; Gotama the samana; Gotama Siddhattha.
Gotamī, name of any woman belonging to the Gotama family. Kisā Gotamī.
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