The living Buddha
Subtitle: an interpretive biography
By: by Daisaku Ikeda ; translated by Burton Watson.
Series: The Soka Gakkai history of Buddhism series
Publisher: Middleway Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780977924523
Subjects: Gautama Buddha; Religious biography -- India
Work titles: Watakushi no Shakuson kan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The young Shakyamuni; title: Shakyamuni; title: Shakyamuni's names; title: The Shakya tribe; title: The historical setting; title: Shakyamuni's family; title: Shakyamuni's early years; title: The great departure; title: The ascetic and Indian society; title: The departure and wanderings; title: The rise of a new culture; title: The six-non-Buddhist teachers; title: The years of austerities; title: The encounter with King Bimbisara; title: The two Brahman hermits; title: The practice of austerities; title: The rejection of austerities; title: The Enlightenment; title: Buddh Gaya; title: The temptation of Mara; title: What is Enlightenment?; title: The content of Sakyamuni's enlightenment; title: The law of causation; title: Shakyamuni the teacher; title: The decision to propagate the law; title: Turning the wheel of the law; title: Shakyamuni's disciples; title: Preaching at Uruvela; title: The company of disciples; title: Shariputra and Maudgalyayana; title: Mahakashyapa; title: Sudatta; title: Shakyamuni's visit to Kapilavastu; title: Ananda; title: Upali and Anuruddha; title: The growth of the order; title: The other major disciples; title: The city of Savatthi; title: Management of the order; title: Devadatta's revolt; title: The entry into nirvana; title: The sad events of Shakyamuni's closing years; title: The last journey; title: Chunda, the blacksmith; title: Parinirvana.