Table of Contents

	PART ONE
SECTION NUMBER		PAGE
1.	KING SUDDHODANA AND QUEEN MAYA	3
2.	MAYA'S DREAM	8
3.	THE BIRTH OF SIDDHARTHA	12
4.	ASITA'S PREDICTION	16
5.	SIDDHARTHA AT THE TEMPLE	20
6.	SIDDHARTHA'S FIRST MEDITATION	24
7.	THE MARRIAGE OF SIDDHARTHA	28
8.	SIDDHARTHA LEADS A LIFE OF PLEASURE	38
9.	THE THREE ENCOUNTERS	41
10.	GOPA'S DREAM	49
11.	SIDDHARTHA IS EAGER TO KNOW THE GREAT TRUTHS	55
12.	SIDDHARTHA LEAVES HIS FATHER'S PALACE	60
13.	SIDDHARTHA THE HERMIT	62
14.	GOPA AND SUDDHODANA GRIEVE	68
15.	THE DOCTRINE OF ARATA KALAMA	72
16.	SIDDHARTHA AND KING VIMBASARA	75
17.	SIDDHARTHA DESERTED BY HIS FIRST DISCIPLES	79
18.	SIDDHARTHA UNDER THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE	83
19.	MARA'S DEFEAT	89
20.	SIDDHARTHA BECOMES THE BUDDHA	96
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	PART TWO
SECTION NUMBER		PAGE
1.	TRAPUSHA AND BHALLIKA	103
2.	THE BUDDHA IS PREPARED TO PREACH THE DOCTRINE	110
3.	THE BUDDHA LEAVES FOR BENARES	114
4.	THE BUDDHA FINDS HIS FORMER DISCIPLES	117
5.	THE STORY OF THE HERMIT AND THE HARE	123
6.	THE STORY OF PADMAKA	129
7.	THE BUDDHA AT THE BAMBOO GROVE	135
8.	SARIPUTRA AND MAUDGALYAYANA	141
9.	THE BUDDHA PACIFIES THE MALCONTENTS OF RAJAGRIHA	144
10.	SUDDHODANA SENDS MESSENGERS TO HIS SON	147
11.	THE STORY OF THE CRANE AND THE FISH	151
12.	THE STORY OF VISVANTARA	157
13.	THE STORY OF DHARMAPALA	175
14.	GOPA'S GREAT VIRTUE	179
15.	NANDA RENOUNCES ROYALTY	182
16.	THE BUDDHA LEAVES KAPILAVASTU	186
17.	ANATHAPINDIKA'S OFFERING	190
18.	THE NEW DISCIPLES	196
19.	NANDA'S PRIDE	200
20.	THE DEATH OF SUDDHODANA	206
	PART THREE
1.	MAHAPRAJAPATI IS ADMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY	211
2.	THE BUDDHA EXPOSES THE IMPOSTERS	217
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SECTION NUMBER		PAGE
3.	SUPRABHA	222
4.	VIRUPA	227
5.	SINCA'S DECEIT	232
6.	THE BUDDHA TAMES A WILD BUFFALO	236
7.	DISSENSION AMONG THE MONKS	239
8.	KUVALAYA THE DANCER	243
9.	THE GOD ALAVAKA DEFEATED BY THE BUDDHA	247
10.	DEVADATTA EXPELLED FROM THE COMMUNITY	253
11.	AJATASATRU'S TREACHERY	256
12.	THE DEATH OF DEVADATTA	261
13.	PRASENAJIT AND AJATASATRU	267
14.	THE BUDDHA TEACHES THE DOCTRINE	271
15.	THE BUDDHA AND THE SHEPHERD	273
16.	THE BUDDHA INSTRUCTS THE MONKS OF VAISALI	278
17.	THE MEAL AT CUNDA'S	282
18.	THE BUDDHA ENTERS NIRVANA	284

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