Donald Lopez is Professsor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan. He is the author of Buddhism (Penguin, 2000, r/i 2002) and Modern Buddhism (Penguin, 2002).

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• Buddhist ScripturesAcknowledgmentsTechnical NoteIntroduction: Digesting the DharmaFurther ReadingThe Buddhist Universe1. The Realms of Rebirth2. A Call to Practise3. Karma Tales4. A Lesson from a Ghost5. A Scripture that Protects Kings6. One Buddha per Universe7. Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side8. Rebirth in the Land of Bliss9. Avoiding Hell, Gaining Heaven10. A Chinese Pilgrim in India11. A Sacred Peak12. Maitreya Describes the FutureThe Buddha 13. The Three Jewels14. The Noble Search15. A Life of the Buddha16. Maya, Mother of the Buddha17. Why the Buddha Had Good Digestion18. A King Gives Away His Head19. Rupyavati Gives Away Her Breasts20. How the Buddha Became a Bodhisattva21. Proving the Buddha22. Enshrining a Relic23. The Consecration of a Buddha Image24. A Hymn to the BuddhaMonastic Life 25. The Evolution of Ordination26. Making Men into Monks27. A Murderer Becomes a Monk28. The Ascetic Ideal29. Monks in the Mahayana30. Making New Monastic Rules31. Lives of Eminent Monks and Nuns32. The Nine Patriarchs of the East33. Taking the Vinaya Across the Sea34. Zen for National Defence35. How a Monk Freed his Mother from Hell36. Living in the Degenerate AgeMeditation and Other Rituals 37. The Direct Path to Enlightenment38. Wisdom and Compassion39. Serenity and Discernment40. On the Relation of Study and Meditation41. Both Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment42. Reciting the Name of the Buddha43. The Bodhisattva Vow44. Freeing Birds and Fish from Bondage45. Against Animal Sacrifice46. Feeding Hungry Ghosts47. A Sutra for Long Life48. Transforming Death into BuddhahoodEnlightenment 49. A Lay Minister of Meditation50. Nuns Triumph Over Evil51. The Perfection of Wisdom52. In Praise of Reality53. Songs of the Siddhas54. The Ultimate Couple55. Buddhahood in this Lifetime56. The Practice of No Thought57. Finding Enlightenment in the Final Age58. The Gift of Faith59. A Zen Master Interprets the Dharma60. Dedication of MeritGlossary

Donald Lopez is Professsor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan. He is the author of Buddhism (Penguin, 2000, r/i 2002) and Modern Buddhism (Penguin, 2002).

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• Buddhist ScripturesAcknowledgmentsTechnical NoteIntroduction: Digesting the DharmaFurther ReadingThe Buddhist Universe1. The Realms of Rebirth2. A Call to Practise3. Karma Tales4. A Lesson from a Ghost5. A Scripture that Protects Kings6. One Buddha per Universe7. Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side8. Rebirth in the Land of Bliss9. Avoiding Hell, Gaining Heaven10. A Chinese Pilgrim in India11. A Sacred Peak12. Maitreya Describes the FutureThe Buddha 13. The Three Jewels14. The Noble Search15. A Life of the Buddha16. Maya, Mother of the Buddha17. Why the Buddha Had Good Digestion18. A King Gives Away His Head19. Rupyavati Gives Away Her Breasts20. How the Buddha Became a Bodhisattva21. Proving the Buddha22. Enshrining a Relic23. The Consecration of a Buddha Image24. A Hymn to the BuddhaMonastic Life 25. The Evolution of Ordination26. Making Men into Monks27. A Murderer Becomes a Monk28. The Ascetic Ideal29. Monks in the Mahayana30. Making New Monastic Rules31. Lives of Eminent Monks and Nuns32. The Nine Patriarchs of the East33. Taking the Vinaya Across the Sea34. Zen for National Defence35. How a Monk Freed his Mother from Hell36. Living in the Degenerate AgeMeditation and Other Rituals 37. The Direct Path to Enlightenment38. Wisdom and Compassion39. Serenity and Discernment40. On the Relation of Study and Meditation41. Both Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment42. Reciting the Name of the Buddha43. The Bodhisattva Vow44. Freeing Birds and Fish from Bondage45. Against Animal Sacrifice46. Feeding Hungry Ghosts47. A Sutra for Long Life48. Transforming Death into BuddhahoodEnlightenment 49. A Lay Minister of Meditation50. Nuns Triumph Over Evil51. The Perfection of Wisdom52. In Praise of Reality53. Songs of the Siddhas54. The Ultimate Couple55. Buddhahood in this Lifetime56. The Practice of No Thought57. Finding Enlightenment in the Final Age58. The Gift of Faith59. A Zen Master Interprets the Dharma60. Dedication of MeritGlossary

Donald Lopez is Professsor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan. He is the author of Buddhism (Penguin, 2000, r/i 2002) and Modern Buddhism (Penguin, 2002).

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• Buddhist ScripturesAcknowledgmentsTechnical NoteIntroduction: Digesting the DharmaFurther ReadingThe Buddhist Universe1. The Realms of Rebirth2. A Call to Practise3. Karma Tales4. A Lesson from a Ghost5. A Scripture that Protects Kings6. One Buddha per Universe7. Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side8. Rebirth in the Land of Bliss9. Avoiding Hell, Gaining Heaven10. A Chinese Pilgrim in India11. A Sacred Peak12. Maitreya Describes the FutureThe Buddha 13. The Three Jewels14. The Noble Search15. A Life of the Buddha16. Maya, Mother of the Buddha17. Why the Buddha Had Good Digestion18. A King Gives Away His Head19. Rupyavati Gives Away Her Breasts20. How the Buddha Became a Bodhisattva21. Proving the Buddha22. Enshrining a Relic23. The Consecration of a Buddha Image24. A Hymn to the BuddhaMonastic Life 25. The Evolution of Ordination26. Making Men into Monks27. A Murderer Becomes a Monk28. The Ascetic Ideal29. Monks in the Mahayana30. Making New Monastic Rules31. Lives of Eminent Monks and Nuns32. The Nine Patriarchs of the East33. Taking the Vinaya Across the Sea34. Zen for National Defence35. How a Monk Freed his Mother from Hell36. Living in the Degenerate AgeMeditation and Other Rituals 37. The Direct Path to Enlightenment38. Wisdom and Compassion39. Serenity and Discernment40. On the Relation of Study and Meditation41. Both Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment42. Reciting the Name of the Buddha43. The Bodhisattva Vow44. Freeing Birds and Fish from Bondage45. Against Animal Sacrifice46. Feeding Hungry Ghosts47. A Sutra for Long Life48. Transforming Death into BuddhahoodEnlightenment 49. A Lay Minister of Meditation50. Nuns Triumph Over Evil51. The Perfection of Wisdom52. In Praise of Reality53. Songs of the Siddhas54. The Ultimate Couple55. Buddhahood in this Lifetime56. The Practice of No Thought57. Finding Enlightenment in the Final Age58. The Gift of Faith59. A Zen Master Interprets the Dharma60. Dedication of MeritGlossary