Jun 26
Buddhism
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Buddha, The Word – Paul Carus
BUDDHA, THE WORD
(The Eightfold Path) By “Paul Carus“ – (1852 – 1919)
In his Buddha, The Word, Paul Carus (1852-1919) compiled some of the fundamental teachings of the Buddhist Canon. The selection here, “The Four Noble Truths” is briefly abridged and composes an excellent introduction to Buddhist thought. At the World Parliament of Religions in 1893, Carus became deeply influenced by Eastern philosophies and published a number of works seeking to bridge Western and Eastern thought.
“A Little About the book…”
After his enlightenment, Buddha elucidated the “Four Noble Truths” in his first instruction to his disciples; briefly stated, these truths explain how: (1) all who live suffer, (2) suffering is a result of self, (3) suffering can be avoided, and (4) suffering can be extinguished by the “Eightfold Path.” The reading selection after this one continues Carus’ compilation of Buddha’s teaching with the “Eightfold Path.”
From the reading…
“Inconceivable is the beginning of this Samsara; not to be discovered is any first beginning of beings, who, obstructed by ignorance, and ensnared by craving, are hurrying and hastening through this round of rebirths.”
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Jun 26
Buddhism
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The Creed of the Buddha – Edmond Holmes
The Creed of the Buddha
by “Edmond Holmes”
New York – j. Jane
Second Edition – 1919
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Jun 26
Buddhism
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The Holy Dhammapada – Achariya Buddharakkhita and F. Max Muller
A gathered work of the english translations of “Holy Dhammapada“,
by “Acharya Buddharakkhita” and “F. Max Muller”
This edition of the Sacred Book “The Dhammapada” is a gathered work of the two different free editions of the book available on the Internet, a modern translation by Acharya Buddharakkhita and an old tranlation by F. Max Muller. Except some page formatting editing, no other changes have been made to the original works and the original text has been conformingly copied here.
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Jun 26
Buddhism
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The Holy Dhammapada – Thomas Byrom
The Dhammapada
Translated by “Thomas Byrom”
The Dhammapada, an anthology of 423 verses, has long been recognised as one of the masterpieces of early Buddhist literature. From ancient times to the present, the Dhammapada has been regarded as the most succinct expression of the Buddha’s teaching found in the Theravada Pali Canon of scriptures known as the Khuddaka Nikaya (”Minor Collection”) of the Sutta Pitaka.
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Jun 26
Buddhism
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The Dhammapada – John Richards
The Holy Dhammapada
Translated from Pali by “John Richards”
An anthology of 423 Buddhist verses
embodying Ethical and Spiritual-precepts
arranged by John Richards, Copyright 1993
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Jun 26
Hinduism
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5 Lectures on Reincarnation – Swami Abhedananda
Produced by Dave Maddock, “Charles Franks”
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Contact e-Mail:
Michael S. Hart hart@pobox.com
Prof. Hart will answer or forward your message.
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Jun 25
Taoism
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The Tao Te Ching – “Tolbert McCarroll”
Translation by “Tolbert McCarroll”
Comments and layout by Thomas Knierim
Tao Te Chin literally means: tao (the way), te (strength/virtue), ching (scripture)
The verses of the Tao Te Ching are written in ancient Chinese, which is very different from English. Abstraction and logic are not distinguishing marks of the ancient Chinese language, hence, it is less rigid than English and there are very few formal or grammatical structures. The classical Chinese word does not stand for a single concrete idea, but it evokes associations of different ideas and things. Quite a few Chinese words can be used as nouns, adjectives and verbs at the same time. Thus sentences composed of various signs have a sort of suggestive power, evoking emotions, ideas and pictures.
It is almost impossible to render an ancient Chinese text properly in English without losing some part. Different translations of the Tao Te Ching may appear as completely different texts. In order to understand the original text fully it is helpful to read various translations that consummate each other. The alternative is, of course, to learn Chinese. This document uses the translation of Tolbert McCarroll.
This Edition is generously provided and made public by TheBigView.com website.
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