Reseña del editor:
Book Description:
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King: a life of Buddha by Asavaghosha Bodhisattva translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha and from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal.
Table of Contents:
Publisher’s Preface; Introduction.; Kiouen I.; The Birth.; Living In The Palace.; Disgust At Sorrow .; Putting Away Desire.; Leaving The City.; Kiouen ii; The Return Of Kandaka .; Entering The Place (wood) Of Austerities.; The General Grief Of The Palace.; The Mission To Seek The Prince.; Kiouen iii.; BimbasÂra RÂga Invites The Prince.; The Reply To BimbasÂra RÂga.; visit To ArÂda UdrarÂma .; Defeats MÂra.; O-wei-san-pou-ti (abhisambodhi) .; Turning The Law-wheel .; Kiouen iv.; BimbisÂra RÂga Becomes A Disciple.; The Great Disciple Becomes A Hermit.; Conversion Of The 'supporter Of The Orphans And Destitute ' (anÂthapindada).; Interview Between Father And Son.; Receiving The Getavana vihÂra.; Escaping The Drunken Elephant And Devadatta.; The Lady Âmr (ÂmrapÂlÎ) Sees Buddha.; Kiouen V.; By Spiritual Power Fixing His (term Of) Years .; The Differences Of The Likkhavis.; ParinirvÂna.; MahÂparinirvÂna.; Praising NirvÂna.; Division Of The SarÎras.; Notes.; Comparative List Of 17 Chapters Of The Sanskrit And Chinese Copies Of The Buddhakarita; Note I.; Note I.; Example Of The Style Of The Expanded SÛtras, As Translated Into Chinese; The Same Title Given To Different Works; Index; Endnotes
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Biografía del autor:
About the Author:
"Samuel Beal (1825-89) was an Oriental scholar, and the first Englishman to translate direct from the Chinese the early records of Buddhism, thus throwing light upon Indian history. He was born in Davenport, Stockport, Cheshire and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1847. after some time had passed, he became a chaplain in the Royal Navy. He was on the Sybile during the China War of 1856-58." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
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