The Wisdom of the East: Buddhist Scriptures
Sermons, Verses, and Meditative Teachings on Suffering, Compassion, Discipline, and LiberationBy Anonymous
Length2h 59m
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The Wisdom of the East: Buddhist Scriptures presents a concise anthology of foundational Buddhist teachings, gathering passages that illuminate the Buddha's diagnosis of suffering, the discipline of ethical conduct, the cultivation of meditative awareness, and the liberating insight of the Dharma. Its scriptural selections move between aphoristic instruction, narrative exemplum, and reflective discourse, preserving the compressed clarity and contemplative rhythm characteristic of Buddhist literature. As part of the early twentieth-century Wisdom of the East tradition, the volume also participates in the period's effort to make Asian religious and philosophical texts accessible to Western readers without reducing them entirely to abstract doctrine. The author is given as Anonymous, a designation that appropriately directs attention away from individual literary personality and toward the cumulative, communal character of Buddhist scripture. These texts emerged through centuries of oral transmission, interpretation, and redaction within diverse Buddhist communities; their authority rests less on personal authorship than on their preservation of a remembered path to awakening. The anonymous compiler or translator thus serves as a mediator between traditions, selecting materials capable of conveying Buddhism's ethical seriousness and philosophical subtlety to a modern audience. This volume is recommended to readers seeking an accessible yet intellectually substantial introduction to Buddhist thought, particularly those interested in the relationship between scripture, practice, and religious experience. It will reward newcomers with a coherent map of central teachings while offering students of comparative religion a revealing example of how Buddhist texts were presented across cultural boundaries. Readers should approach it not merely as a doctrinal summary, but as an invitation to sustained reflection on suffering, impermanence, compassion, and liberation.
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Publish dateOct 22, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita: Discourse Between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being Under the Form of Krishna (Annotated)
2Editorial Note
3Introduction
4Chapter II. The Birth of Gotama
5Chapter III. he Four Signs
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6Chapter IV. The Great Renunciation
7Chapter V. The Chain of Causation
8Chapter VI. The Beginning of Buddha's Preaching
9Chapter VII. The Ordination of Yasa
10Chapter VIII. The Ten Commandments
11Chapter IX. The Fire Discourse
12Chapter X. The Weaver's Daughter
13Chapter XI. The Questions of Mālunkyāputta
14Chapter XII. The Questions of Uttiya
15Chapter XIII. The Questions of Vacchagotta
16Chapter XIV. Birth-Story of the Blessings of the Commandments
17Chapter XV. Birth-Story of King Mahāsīlava
18Chapter XVI. Birth-Story of the City with Four Gates
19Chapter XVII. The Pig-Faced Ghost
20Chapter XVIII. The Jewel Discourse. A Spell
21Chapter XIX. Dhaniya The Herdsman
22Chapter XX. Buddha's Visit To Chunda
23Chapter XXI. The Death of Buddha
24Chapter XXII. The Non-Existence of Individuality
25Chapter XXIII. Non-Individuality and Moral Responsibility
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