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This is the Chinese Buddhist Canon known as the Taisho, or more specifically the “Taisho Revised Tripitaka” (Takakusu Junjiro 1988). The collection consists of thousands of scrolls including foundational texts such as Agamas, Mahayana Sutras, Vinaya, Abhidharma, Tantras, Jatakas and Avadanas (former birth stoeries), commentaries, histories, catalog...

Jataka and Avadana Section (Volume 3-4)

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+ Part 152 - Discourse of the Collection of the Six Perfections

. Sutta 1: The King Who Gave All

. Sutta 2: The King and the Dove

. Sutta 3: The Fish King's Sacrifice

. Sutta 4: The Tiger Mother's Salvation

. Sutta 5: The King Who Gave His Head

. Sutta 6: The King Who Gave Up His Kingdom

. Sutta 7: The Enlightened King

. Sutta 8: The Rich Householder's Benevolence

. Sutta 9: The Noble "Universal Giver"

. Sutta 10: The King Who Forgave His Enemy

. Sutta 11: The Sutra of King (Boye)

. Sutta 12: The Sutra of the King of (Boluonai Guo)

. Sutta 13: The Sutra of King (Sahetan)

. Sutta 14: The Sutra of (Xudana)

. Sutta 15: The Benevolent King (Harmonious Silence) and His Unconditional Generosity

. Sutta 16: The Buddha's Discourse on the Four Classes:

. Sutta 17: The Ascetic (Brahmin) (Viram) and the Superiority of Ethical Giving

. Sutta 18: The (Deer King) and the Sacrifice for His Herd

. Sutta 19: The (Swan Mother) and Her Filial Offspring

. Sutta 20: The (Peacock King), the Hunter, and the Foolishness of the World

. Sutta 21: The Ascetic (Brahmin) and the Self-Sacrifice of the Rabbit

. Sutta 22: The (Householder) and the Lessons of Generosity and Deceit

. Sutta 23: The (Single Mother), the Hundred Sons, and the Teachings of the Buddha

. Sutta 24: The (Brahmin) Disciple and the Prediction of Buddhahood

. Sutta 25: The (Householder), the Tortoise, and the Four Essential Truths

. Sutta 26: The (Sramana), the Louse, and the Seven-Day Offering

. Sutta 27: The Bodhisattva and the Righteous King

. Sutta 28: The Elephant King and the Jealous Consort

. Sutta 29: The Parrot King and the King's Desire for Flesh

. Sutta 30: Prince Dharma-Shanti and the Evil Consort

. Sutta 31: The Compassionate Brother and the Jealous Wife

. Sutta 32: The Bodhisattva and the White Pearl

. Sutta 33: The Bodhisattva and the Shipwreck

. Sutta 34: The Bodhisattva, the Grave Guardian

. Sutta 35: The Bodhisattva, the Jewel Merchant

. Sutta 36: The Bodhisattva and the Monkey's Liver

. Sutta 37: The Bodhisattva and the Ghost City

. Sutta 38: The Sutra of Prince Mopo

. Sutta 39: The Milanda Sutra

. Sutta 40: The Sutra of the Cakravartin King Murdha-jata

. Sutta 41: The Sutra of King Puming

. Sutta 42: The Hermit in the Graveyard

. Sutta 43: Shana and the King of Kashi

. Sutta 44: Kshanti and King Kali

. Sutta 45: The Son of the Four Surnames

. Sutta 46: The Compassionate King

. Sutta 47: The Monkey King and the Trapped Man

. Sutta 48: The Dragon Kings and the Poisonous Viper

. Sutta 49: The King Who Renounced His Throne

. Sutta 50: King Ikshvaku and the Dragon King

. Sutta 51: The Sparrow King Sutra

. Sutta 52: The Sutra of the Naked Country

. Sutta 53: The Sutra of Six Years of Fasting to End Karma

. Sutta 54: The Sutra of the Shakya Clan's Karma Ending

. Sutta 55: The Old Man and the Needles

. Sutta 56: The Monkey King's Sacrifice

. Sutta 57: The Deer King's Sacrifice

. Sutta 58: The Nine-Colored Deer King and the Drowning Man

. Sutta 59: The Horse King's Rescue

. Sutta 60: The Fish King's Compassion

. Sutta 61: The Turtle Kings and the Elephant

. Sutta 62: The Parrot King's Wisdom

. Sutta 63: The Pigeon King's Guidance

. Sutta 64: The Sutra of the Bee King

. Sutta 65: The Sutra of the Buddha's Three Smiles

. Sutta 66: The Child Who Understood the Dharma Upon Hearing It

. Sutta 67: The Sutra on Sacrificing One's Body to Save Merchants

. Sutta 68: The Only Son's Filial Piety

. Sutta 69: Devadatta's Teaching of Evil

. Sutta 70: The Sutra on Killing a Dragon to Save a Nation

. Sutta 71: Maitreya in a Female Body

. Sutta 72: The Woman Who Made a Wish

. Sutta 73: The Sutra on Lighting Lamps and Receiving Predictions

. Sutta 74: The Practice of the First Meditation

. Sutta 75: The Path to One-Pointedness

. Sutta 76: The Bodhisattva's Path to Inner Purity

. Sutta 77: The Prince's Encounter with Impermanence

. Sutta 78: The Prince's Renunciation

. Sutta 79: The Buddha's Enlightenment

. Sutta 80: The Buddha's Tranquility

. Sutta 81: The Bodhisattva Constant Sorrow

. Sutta 82: The Two Bodhisattvas and the Eclipse

. Sutta 83: The Story of Channika

. Sutta 84: The Sutra of King Yeluo

. Sutta 85: The Sutra of the Bodhisattva Escaping the Demonic Wife with Wisdom

. Sutta 86: The Sutra of the Brahman Youth Receiving the Prophecy

. Sutta 87: The Sutra of King Modi

. Sutta 88: The Sutra of Arinemi

. Sutta 89: The Sutra of King Mirror Face

. Sutta 90: The Sutra of King Chamin

. Sutta 91: The Sutra of Brahma King

+ Part 153 - Jataka stories of the Bodhisattva (translated by Zhi Qian)

. Chapter 1 - The Story of Velama

. Chapter 2 - The Story of King Sarvada

. Chapter 3a - The White Elephant and the Path of the Bodhisattva

. Chapter 3b - The Supreme Sacrifice for the Dharma

. Chapter 4 - The story of king Subhuti

. Chapter 5 - The story of king Candraprabha

. Chapter 6 - The Story of the Rabbit King

. Chapter 7 - The Story of the Golden Deer King

. Chapter 8 - The Story of the king Nagaraja

+ Part 154 - Jataka stories (translated by Dharmaraksha)

. Sutta 1: The story of Nalai

. Sutta 2: The story of the Bhikkhu Who Begged for Food

. Sutta 3: The story of He'nan

. Sutta 4: The Sutra on Evil Livelihood

. Sutta 5: The story of My Possessions

. Sutta 6: The story of the Wild Chicken

. Sutta 7: The story of the Quarrelsome Woman in a Former Life

. Sutta 8: The story of the Jewel Falling into the Sea

. Sutta 9: The story of Candana the Evil-Minded Woman Slandering the Buddha

. Sutta 10: The story of the Turtle and the Monkey

. Sutta 11: The story of the Five Immortals

. Sutta 12: The Uncle and Nephew's Scheme and the King's Wisdom

. Sutta 13: The Sutra on Dwelling in Solitude

. Sutta 14: The Sutra on Shariputra's Parinirvana

. Sutta 15: The Sutra on the Death of a Son

. Sutta 16: The Sutra on Bhikkhus Stating Their Aspirations

. Sutta 17: The Sutra on Impermanence Spoken by Katyayana

. Sutta 18: The Sutra on the Elder Hariti's Questions

. Sutta 19: The story of the Buddha's Mind Dharani

. Sutta 20: The story of Dharani for Protecting Bhikkhus

. Sutta 21: The story of the Auspicious Incantation

. Sutta 22: The Dharani Sutra

. Sutta 23: The story of What is Pleasing and Released

. Sutta 24: The story of the Five Kings

. Sutta 25: The story of the Vulture and the Fox

. Sutta 26: The story of the Ailing Bhikkhu

. Sutta 27: The story of Examining the Naked Son

. Sutta 28: The story of the Belly Envoy

. Sutta 29: The story of the Disciple Passing Away

. Sutta 30: The story of the Water Buffalo

. Sutta 31: The story of the Rabbit King

. Sutta 32: The story of Fearlessness

. Sutta 33: The story of the Five Hundred Youths

. Sutta 34: The story of the Poisonous Grass

. Sutta 35: The story of the Parable of the Turtle

. Sutta 36: The story of the Bodhisattva Who Was Once a Turtle King

. Sutta 37: The story of the Parable of Poison

. Sutta 38: The story of Exhorting the Son

. Sutta 39: The story of the One Who Was a Bull Due to Debt

. Sutta 40: The story of the Brahmin Guanghua

. Sutta 41: The story of the Parable of Changing Regret

. Sutta 42: The story of the Parable of the Horse

. Sutta 43: The story of the Bhikshuni Manifesting Transformations

. Sutta 44: The story of the Orphan

. Sutta 45: The story of the Brahmana

. Sutta 46: The story of the King and Minister

. Sutta 47: The story of the Crow King of Kosala Kingdom

. Sutta 48: The story of the Migyu

. Sutta 49: The story of the Miscellaneous Praises

. Sutta 50: The story of the Donkey and Camel

. Sutta 51: The story of the Peacock

. Sutta 52: The story of the Immortal Bojie

. Sutta 53: The story of the Upasaka Ayishanzhi Father and Son

. Sutta 54: The story of the Husband and Wife

. Sutta 55: The story of the Parable

+ Part 155 - Jataka Stories of the Bodhisattva (unknwon translator)

. Part 155a - Jataka Stories (unknwon translator), Scroll 1

. Part 155b - Jataka Stories (unknwon translator), Scroll 2

. Part 155c - Jataka Stories (unknwon translator), Scroll 3

+ Part 156 - Discourse on Repaying Kindness

. Discourse 1: Preface

. Discourse 2: Filial Piety

. Discourse 3: The Chapter on Counteracting

. Discourse 4: The Chapter on Arousing the Bodhi-Mind

. Discourse 5: Discussion

. Discourse 6: Evil Friends Chapter

. Discourse 7: Chapter on Kindness

. Discourse 8: The Upali Chapter

. Discourse 9: Approaching and Cultivating

+ Part 157 - Karuna-pundarika-sutra

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 1

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 2

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 3

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 4

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 5

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 6

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 7

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 8

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 9

. Karuna-pundarika-sutra, Scroll 10

+ Part 158 - Karunapundarika-sutra (unkown translator)

. Chapter 1: Turning the Wheel of Dharma (part 1)

. Chapter 2: Entering the Gate of Dharani (part 2)

. Chapter 3: Entering the Gate of Dharani (part 3)

. Chapter 4: Chapter on Encouraging Giving

. Chapter 5: Chapter on Encouraging Aspiration

. Chapter 6: The Prophecy of King Li Zheng

. Chapter 7: The Prophecy of the Three Princes

. Chapter 8: The Prophecy of the Four Princes

. Chapter 9: The Prophecy of the Eighth Prince

. Chapter 10: Prophecy for Ten Thousand Individuals

. Chapter 11: Prophecy for the Ninth Prince

. Chapter 12: Prophecy for the Princes

. Chapter 13: Prophecy for Eighty Sons

. Chapter 14: Prophecy for Three Hundred Million Youths

. Chapter 15: Prophecy for a Thousand Youths

. Chapter 16: The Chapter on the Great Master's Vows

. Chapter 17: The Miraculous Transformations of Relics in the Vows

. Chapter 18: The Chapter on Praise

. Chapter 19: The Chapter on Responses and Inspirations

. Chapter 20: The Prediction Given by the Great Master

. Chapter 21: The Great Master's Vows

. Chapter 22: The Chapter on Adornment

. Chapter 23: The Chapter on Eye Offering

. Chapter 24: The Chapter on Body Offering

. Chapter 25: The Chapter on Jewel Offering

. Chapter 26: The Chapter on Medical Offering

. Chapter 27: Manifest Hidden Treasure Offering

. Chapter 28: Assembly of Bodhisattvas

+ Part 159 - The discourse on Previous Lives and Contemplation of the Mind-Ground

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 1

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 2

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 3

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 4

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 5

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 6

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 7

. The discourse on Previous Lives, Scroll 8

+ Part 160 - The Jatakamala (Garland of Birth-Stories)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 1)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 2)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 3)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 4)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 5)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 6)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 7)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 8)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 9)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 10)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 11)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 12)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 13)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 14)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 15)

. The Jatakamala (Scroll 16)

Part 161 - Sutra of King Changshou

Part 162 - Kanakavarna-purvayoga

Part 163 - Discourse on the Cause and Condition of King Miaose

Part 164 - Discourse on King Sutasoma’s Renunciation of Meat

+ Part 165 - The Mandhata-avadana

. The Mandhata-avadana (Scroll 1)

. The Mandhata-avadana (Scroll 2)

. The Mandhata-avadana (Scroll 3)

. The Mandhata-avadana (Scroll 4)

. The Mandhata-avadana (Scroll 5)

. The Mandhata-avadana (Scroll 6)

Part 166 - The Candraprabhabodhisattvacarya-avadana

Part 167 - Prince Muka Sutra (translted by An Shigao)

Part 168 - Prince Muka Sutra (translted by Dharmaraksha)

Part 169 - The Candraprabha-bodhisattva Sutra

Part 170 - The Sutra on Prince Punyarasmi

Part 171 - The Sutra on Prince Sudana

Part 172 - The Sutra Illustrating the Origins of the Stupa

+ Part 173 - The Punyabala-avadana

. The Punyabala-avadana (Scroll 1)

. The Punyabala-avadana (Scroll 2)

. The Punyabala-avadana (Scroll 3)

. The Punyabala-avadana (Scroll 4)

Part 174 - The Shyamaka-jataka-sutra

Part 175a - The Discourse on the Buddha’s Former Life as Shan

Part 175b - Fo Shuo Shan Zi Jing (translated by Shengjian) (Part 1)

Part 175c - Fo Shuo Shan Zi Jing (translated by Shengjian) (Part 2)

Part 176 - The Sutra on the Previous Life of Lion Moon Buddha

Part 177 - The Sutra on the Prince named Mahamati

Part 178 - The Sutra on Three Past Lives

Part 179 - The Pupavatyavadana

Part 180 - Discourse on the Buddha’s Past Story of Collecting Alms

Part 181a - Sutra of the Nine-Colored Deer (version 1)

Part 181b - Sutra of the Nine-Colored Deer (version 2)

Part 182a - Sutra of the Nine-Colored Deer (version 1)

Part 182b - Sutra of the Nine-Colored Deer (version 2)

Part 183 - Discourse of the Conditions for Not Eating Meat

+ Part 184 - Carya-nidana—Discourse on the Origin of Practice

. Chapter 1 - Manifestations of Transformations

. Chapter 2 - The Bodhisattva’s Descent

. Chapter 3 - Demonstrating Skills

. Chapter 4 - Touring and Observation

. Chapter 5 - Leaving Home

+ Part 185 - Discourse on the Deeds of the Bodhisattva

. Discourse on the Deeds of the Bodhisattva (Scroll 1)

. Discourse on the Deeds of the Bodhisattva (Scroll 2)

+ Part 186 - Lalitavistara (translated by Dharmaraksha)

. Chapter 1: On the Descent of the Divine

. Chapter 2: On the Proclamation of the Dharma-Gate

. Chapter 3: On Manifesting Phenomena

. Chapter 4: Descent of the Spirit into the Womb

. Chapter 5: Thirty-Two Auspicious Signs at Birth

. Chapter 6: Entering the Heavenly Temple

. Chapter 7: The Chapter on the Display of Writing

. Chapter 8: The Chapter on Sitting Under the Tree and Observing the Plough

. Chapter 9: The King Seeks a Consort for the Prince

. Chapter 10: The Chapter on Testing Skills

. Chapter 11: The Chapter on the Four Excursions

. Chapter 12: The Chapter on Renunciation

. Chapter 13: The Chapter on Ordering Chanika to Prepare the Horse

. Chapter 14: On Different Schools and Three Divisions

. Chapter 15: Six Years of Diligent Practice

. Chapter 16: Kalin Dragon

. Chapter 17: Summoning Mara

. Chapter 18: Subduing Mara

. Chapter 19: Bodhisattva's Practice of Meditation

. Chapter 20: Devas Congratulate the Buddha's Enlightenment

. Chapter 21: Observing the Tree

. Chapter 22: The Merchants Offering Flour

. Chapter 23: Brahma's Exhortation to Preach the Dharma

. Chapter 24: Kaundinya and Others

. Chapter 25: Eighteenfold Manifestation Chapter

. Chapter 26: The Buddha Arrives in Magadha Chapter

. Chapter 27: The Conversion of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana Chapter

. Chapter 28: Udayin Chapter

. Chapter 29: Eulogy to the Buddha Chapter

. Chapter 30: Entrustment Chapter

+ Part 187 - Lalitavistara (translated by Divakara)

. Chapter 1: Preface

. Chapter 2: The Tushita Heaven

. Chapter 3: The Noble Lineage

. Chapter 4: The Dharma Gate

. Chapter 5: The Chapter on Descent to Birth

. Chapter 6: The Chapter on Dwelling in the Womb

. Chapter 7: Chapter on Birth

. Chapter 8: Entering the Heavenly Temple

. Chapter 9: Adornments of Jewels

. Chapter 10: Displaying the Writing

. Chapter 11: Observing the Agricultural Work

. Chapter 12: Displaying Skills

. Chapter 13: Music Awakens Enlightenment

. Chapter 14: Feeling the Dream

. Chapter 15: Chapter on Renunciation

. Chapter 16: King Bimbisara’s Exhortation to Accept Worldly Gains

. Chapter 17: The Chapter on Austerities

. Chapter 18: Proceeding to the Nairanjana River

. Chapter 19: Proceeding to the Bodhimanda

. Chapter 20: Adorning the Bodhimanda, Part 2

. Chapter 21: Subduing Mara

. Chapter 22: Attaining Perfect Enlightenment

. Chapter 23: The Chapter on Praise

. Chapter 24: The Chapter on the Merchants’ Prophecy

. Chapter 25: The Chapter on the Great Brahmaraja’s Invitation

. Chapter 26: Turning the Wheel of Dharma, Part 1

. Chapter 27: Turning the Wheel of Dharma, Part 2

. Chapter 28: Entrustment

Part 188 - Another Story about a Previous Life of the Bodhisattva

+ Part 189 - Discourse on Past and Present Causes and Effects

. Discourse on Past and Present Causes and Effects, Scroll 1

. Discourse on Past and Present Causes and Effects, Scroll 2

. Discourse on Past and Present Causes and Effects, Scroll 3

. Discourse on Past and Present Causes and Effects, Scroll 4

+ Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra

. Chapter 1: Awakening the Mind and Making Offerings

. Chapter 2: The Succession of Buddhas

. Chapter 3: Offering of the Resolve (Part II)

. Chapter 4: Conferring of the Prediction, Chapter 2, Part I

. Chapter 5: The Chapter on Receiving the Definite Prophecy, Part II

. Chapter 6: The Chapter on the Royal Lineage of the Bhadra-kalpa, Part I

. Chapter 7: The Noble Lineage of the Virtuous Kalpa, Part 2

. Chapter 8: The Lineage of the Sumeru Kings

. Chapter 9: The Lineage of the Fish King

. Chapter 10: The Story of the King and the Sugarcane

. Chapter 11: The Bodhisattva's Descent from Tushita Heaven, Part 1

. Chapter 12: The Search for a Pure Royal Lineage

. Chapter 13: The Final Choice

. Chapter 14: The Purpose of the Descent

. Chapter 15: The Leaving of Tushita

. Chapter 16: The 108 Gates of Dharma

. Chapter 17: The Descent into the Royal Palace

. Chapter 18: Birth Under the Tree

. Chapter 19: The Prince's Birth under the Trees, Part 2

. Chapter 20: Returning to the City from the Garden

. Chapter 21: The Prince Returns to the City

. Chapter 22: The Fortune Tellers Examine the Prince

. Chapter 23: The Physiognomist's Examination, Part 2

. Chapter 24: Asita's Inquiry into the Auspicious Signs

. Chapter 25: Death of Queen Maya and Her Rebirth in Heaven

. Chapter 26: The Learning of Skills

. Chapter 27: The Prince’s Education and the Wild Goose Incident

. Chapter 28: The Prince’s Empathy for Sufferings in the World

. Chapter 29: The Prince Attains First Dhyana

. Chapter 30: The Forest Deity Explains and the Five Rishis Praise the Prince

. Chapter 31: The Prince’s Attainment and King Shuddhodana’s Praise

. Chapter 32: Royal Life and the Search for a Wife

. Chapter 33: The Prince’s Past Life and Yashodhara’s Resentment

. Chapter 34: The Search for a Suitor and the Contests of Skills

. Chapter 35: The Competition of Penmanship and Calculation

. Chapter 36: The Contest for Marriage (Part 2)

. Chapter 37: The Chapter on Adorning for Marriage (Part 1)

. Chapter 38: The Marriage of Constant Adornment

. Chapter 39: The Heavenly Voice's Exhortation to Renounce

. Chapter 40: Encountering an Old Man

. Chapter 41: The Dream of King Shuddhodana

. Chapter 42: The Chapter on Seeing a Sick Person on the Road

. Chapter 43: The Chapter on Encountering a Corpse on the Road

. Chapter 44: The Dream of Yasodhara

. Chapter 45: Siddhartha’s Final Night Before Renunciation

. Chapter 46: The Chapter on Leaving the Palace and Going Forth from Home, Part 1

. Chapter 47: Renouncing the Palace and Leaving Home (Part 2)

. Chapter 48: Shaving Hair and Dyeing Robes, Chapter 22, Part 1

. Chapter 49: The Prince's Farewell to Chandaka and his Message to King Shuddhodana

. Chapter 50: The Return of Chandaka and Others, Part I

. Chapter 51: The Grief of Mahaprajapati

. Chapter 52: The Accusations of Yasodhara

. Chapter 53: The Pain of Mahaprajapati and Gautami

. Chapter 54: The Sorrow of King Suddhodana

. Chapter 55: Charioteer Channa and Kanthaka Return, Part 2

. Chapter 56: Observations on Different Paths, Chapter 24

. Chapter 57: The King's Envoy's Return, Chapter 25, Part 1

. Chapter 58: The Chapter on the Return of the King's Messengers

. Chapter 59: The Chapter on Asking Arada

. Chapter 60: Questions to Arada Kalama [Part 1]

. Chapter 61: The Chapter of Answering Rama's Son [Part 2]

. Chapter 62: The Chapter of Being Exhorted to Receive Worldly Benefits [Part 3]

. Chapter 63: The Chapter on Receiving Worldly Benefits

. Chapter 64: The lower section of the chapter on receiving worldly benefits

. Chapter 65: Chapter on the Lower Section of the Practice of Austerities

. Chapter 66: Heading for the Bodhi Tree

. Chapter 67: Heading to the Bodhi Tree

. Chapter 68: The Offering of Grass

. Chapter 69: Auspicious Omens

. Chapter 70: An Omen for Mara

. Chapter 71: Mara's Nightmare and Summoning His Armies

. Chapter 72: Preparing for Battle

. Chapter 73: The Appearance of the Bodhisattva at the Bodhi Tree

. Chapter 74: The Mara Scares the Bodhisattva

. Chapter 75: The Temptation of the Bodhisattva

. Chapter 76: Mara's Fear of the Bodhisattva (Part 2)

. Chapter 77: The Eight Divine Guardians of the Bodhi Tree

. Chapter 78: The Bodhisattva Subdues the Demons (Part 1)

. Chapter 79: The Bodhisattva's Vow

. Chapter 80: The bodhisattva subdues the maras

. Chapter 81: The Bodhisattva attains supreme enlightenment

. Chapter 82: The Great Contest with Mara

. Chapter 83: The Buddha Teaches His Monks a Lesson

. Chapter 84: The Two Merchants Offer Food

. Chapter 85: The Buddha's Seven Weeks of Meditation

. Chapter 86: The Buddha's Return to the Bodhi Tree

. Chapter 87: The Buddha's Contemplation of the World

. Chapter 88: The Brahma King's Continued Exhortation

. Chapter 89: Seeking the First Recipient of the Dharma

. Chapter 90: The Five Ascetics and the Wandering Buddha

. Chapter 91: The Buddha's Contemplation on Turning the Dharma Wheel

. Chapter 92: The Story of the Potter and the Pratyekabuddha

. Chapter 93: The Story of Yashodhara (continued)

. Chapter 94: The Four Friends from Varanasi

. Chapter 95: The Five Hundred Merchants and the River Bhaddiya

. Chapter 96: The Past Lives of Yashodhara Continued

. Chapter 97: Purna Leaves Home

. Chapter 98: Narada Leaves Home

. Chapter 99: Narada's Ordination

. Chapter 100: Subhashita's Ordination (Part 1)

. Chapter 101: The Wanderer Sabiya and His Questions

. Chapter 102: The Buddha's Confrontation with Mara

. Chapter 103: The Buddha's Instructions on the Begging of Alms

. Chapter 104: The Buddha's Journey to Uruvilva

. Chapter 105: The Buddha Meets the Thirty Men

. Chapter 106: The Buddha Converts the Sixty Men from the Cloud Clan

. Chapter 107: Instructing the Shipman

. Chapter 108: The First of the Three Kashyapa Brothers

. Chapter 109: The Poisonous Dragon Submits to the Buddha

. Chapter 110: Venerated by the Heavenly Kings

. Chapter 111: A Great Assembly and Another Display of Power

. Chapter 112: A New Cloth for the Buddha

. Chapter 113: Fruits from Sumeru Mountain

. Chapter 114: The three Kashyapa brothers, Part 2

. Chapter 115: The story of Upasena

. Chapter 116: Chapter on Upasena, Part 2

. Chapter 117: The Story of King Angadha

. Chapter 118: The Chapter on the Donation of the Bamboo Grove

. Chapter 119: The Sub-Chapter on Giving the Bamboo Grove, Part 2

. Chapter 120: The Sub-Chapter on the Cause of Mahakashyapa, Part 1

. Chapter 121: The Origin of Mahakashyapa

. Chapter 122: The Lion King and the Ten Virtues

. Chapter 123: The Invitation to Renounce Home

. Chapter 124: The Journey to the Buddha

. Chapter 125: Bhadra Kapiliya Receives the Precepts

. Chapter 126: Bhadra Kapiliya's Enlightenment

. Chapter 127: The Bhikshunis' Inquiry about Her Past Life

. Chapter 128: The Story of the Two Daughters

. Chapter 129: The Offering of the Parasol

. Chapter 130: The Story of the Maidservant and the Pratyekabuddha

. Chapter 131: The Pratyekabuddha's Miracle and the Maidservant's Vow

. Chapter 132: The Maidservant's Reward

. Chapter 133: The Heavenly Maid and the Devas

. Chapter 134: Bhadra Kapiliya's Past Life with Mahakashyapa

. Chapter 135: The Husband's Regret

. Chapter 136: The Birth of the Children

. Chapter 137: Upatishya and Kolita

. Chapter 138: The Festival at Gridhrakuta

. Chapter 139: Leaving Home and the Path of the Ascetics

. Chapter 140: The Encounter with Ashvajit

. Chapter 141: Kolita's Awakening and their Farewell

. Chapter 142: Prophecy of the Two Foremost Disciples

. Chapter 143: Becoming Disciples and Attaining Arhatship

. Chapter 144: The Past Lives of the Two Foremost Disciples

. Chapter 145: The Cause of the Five Hundred Monks

. Chapter 146: The Chapter on the Actions of the Disbelievers

. Chapter 147: The Chapter on the Manner of Preaching, Part 1

. Chapter 148: Instructions for Speaking the Dharma

. Chapter 149: The Story of the Deer King and His Mother

. Chapter 150: The Story of Shikhin (Shikhi) - Part II

. Chapter 151: The Karma of Udayin, Part I

. Chapter 152: A Father's Humiliation

. Chapter 153: A Display of Divine Power

. Chapter 154: The Two Friends and the Pratyekabuddha

. Chapter 155: The Rebirth of the Friends and the Story of Upananda

. Chapter 156: Upagupta's Greed and the King's Generosity

. Chapter 157: Upagupta's Service and Ambition

. Chapter 158: The Renunciation of Upagupta and the King's Admiration

. Chapter 159: The Barber's Reward and the King's Gatha

. Chapter 160: The Renunciation of Gangapala and the Admiration of the King

. Chapter 161: The Buddha's Revelation

. Chapter 162: Upali's Past Life and Vow

. Chapter 163: The Story of Upali, Part 2

. Chapter 164: The Story of Rahula

. Chapter 165: The Story of the Elephant Dragon

. Chapter 166: The Temptation of Home

. Chapter 167: The Story of Nanda, Part Two

. Chapter 168: The Buddha instructs Nanda to choose good friends

. Chapter 169: Nanda longs for worldly pleasure

. Chapter 170: Nanda's zealous practice for a reward

. Chapter 171: Nanda in the hells

. Chapter 172: The Buddha praises Nanda

. Chapter 173: Nanda's past lives

. Chapter 174: On the Elder Upali and the Devadatta Affair

. Chapter 175: The Relinquishing of the Kingdom and the Seven-Day Vow

. Chapter 176: Devadatta and the Two-Headed Bird

. Chapter 177: Bhaddiya the Hermit and the Four Noble Truths

. Chapter 178: Maniruddha and the Divine Eye

. Chapter 179: The Story of Mahamaudgalyayana

. Chapter 180: A miraculous meal

. Chapter 181: The story of the attendant

+ Part 191 - The Sutra of the Great King

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 1

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 2

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 3

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 4

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 5

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 6

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 7

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 8

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 9

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 10

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 11

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 12

. The Sutra of the Great Auspicious King, Scroll 13

+ Part 192 - Buddhacarita (translated by Dharmakshema)

. Chapter 1: The Chapter on Birth

. Chapter 2: The Chapter on Dwelling in the Palace

. Chapter 3: The Chapter on Weariness

. Chapter 4: The Chapter on Leaving Desire

. Chapter 5: The Chapter on Leaving the City

. Chapter 6: Charioteer's Return

. Chapter 7: The Prince's Entry Into the Forest of Asceticism

. Chapter 8: The Grief of the Entire Palace

. Chapter 9: In Search of the Prince

. Chapter 10: King Bimbisara Visits the Crown Prince

. Chapter 11: Responding to King Bimbisara

. Chapter 12: Arada Kalama and Udraka Ramaputra

. Chapter 13: The Defeat of Mara

. Chapter 14: Unsurpassed Complete Enlightenment

. Chapter 15: Turning the Wheel of the Dharma

. Chapter 16: The Disciples of King Bimbisara

. Chapter 17: The Great Disciples' Renunciation

. Chapter 18: The Conversion of Anathapindika

. Chapter 19: The Meeting of Father and Son

. Chapter 20: The Acceptance of the Jetavana Monastery

. Chapter 21: The Taming of the Drunken Elephant and the Guardian of Treasures

. Chapter 22: The Courtesan Amrapali Sees the Buddha

. Chapter 23: The Chapter on the Power of Maintaining Longevity

. Chapter 24: The Chapter on the Farewell of the Licchavis

. Chapter 25: The Chapter on Nirvana

. Chapter 26: The Chapter on the Great Nirvana

. Chapter 27: The Chapter on Praising Nirvana

. Chapter 28: The Chapter on Distributing the Relics

+ Part 193 - Buddhacharita (translated by Bao Yun)

. Chapter 1: The Causes and Conditions Chapter

. Chapter 2: The Chapter on Praising the Tathagata

. Chapter 3: The Chapter on Entering the Womb

. Chapter 4: The Chapter on the Tathagata's Birth

. Chapter 5: The Chapter on the Brahmin’s Divination

. Chapter 6: The Chapter on the Resolution of Ayi's Doubts

. Chapter 7: The Chapter on the Discussion of Praise

. Chapter 8: With all the palace maids, you live in the garden.

. Chapter 9: The Chapter on Experiencing Fear and Sorrow.

. Chapter 10: The Shade of the Jambudvipa Tree.

. Chapter 11: The Chapter on Leaving Home.

. Chapter 12: The Chapter on Che Nu.

. Chapter 13: The Chapter on King Bimbisara's Questions.

. Chapter 14: Dharma Discourse to King Bimbisara

. Chapter 15: The Chapter on the Disapproval of Arada

. Chapter 16: The Chapter on Subduing Mara

. Chapter 17: Converting the Five Bhikkhus

. Chapter 18: The Buddha’s Travels and the Story of the Youth Bao-cheng

. Chapter 19: Converting Many Sentient Beings

. Chapter 20: Manifesting Great Divine Transformations

. Chapter 21: The Buddha Ascends to the Heaven of the Thirty-three Gods

. Chapter 22: The Recollection of Past Lives

. Chapter 23: Traveling to Vaishali

. Chapter 24: Praising the Buddha Dipankara

. Chapter 25: Taming the Elephant

. Chapter 26: Mara Urges Him to Abandon His Lifespan

. Chapter 27: Devadatta's Descent into Hell

. Chapter 28: The Chapter on the Buddha's Deed of Showing the Power of Mother's Milk

. Chapter 29: The Great Nirvana

. Chapter 30: Eulogy for the Unconditioned in the Sutra on the Deeds of the Buddha

. Chapter 31: The Eight Kings Dividing the Relics in the Sutra on the Deeds of the Buddha

Last Updated: 20 July, 2025

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