Category: Buddhism

Chapter 13: The Brahma’s Entreaty (1) Atha kho bhagavā tasmā rājāyatanā mūlā uṭṭhahitvā. Then the Blessed One, rising from the foot of the Rajayatana tree, went and sat again under the Ajapala…

Chapter 12: The Bliss of Omniscience (1) At that time, a thought arose in the minds of certain deities. They wondered, “Perhaps the task of Prince Siddhattha is only this much, for…

Chapter 11: The Attainment of Enlightenment (1) The Great Being, even before the sun had set, had thus vanquished the forces of Māra through his perfections. The leaves of the Bodhi tree,…

Chapter 10: The Victory over Māra (1) At that time, the deity Māra, the evil one, thought to himself, “This Prince Siddhattha desires to transcend my domain. I will not allow him…

Chapter 9: Offerings to the Buddha-to-be (1) At that time, in the land of Uruvelā, there was a village named Senānigama. A young woman named Sujātā, the daughter of the village headman…

Chapter 8: The Practice of Austerities (1) Seeing that the horse Kanthaka was dead, the minister Channa was overcome with grief and lamented. After calming his sorrow, he removed the adornments from…

Chapter 7: The Great Renunciation (1) One day, in the time that followed, the Bodhisatta felt a desire to go to the park to enjoy the park. He ordered the…

Chapter 6: The Royal Consecration (1) At that time, the Brahmins gave the Bodhisatta the name “Siddhattha” (He Whose Goal is Accomplished), because he was one who would accomplish the…

Chapter 5: The Examination of the Marks (1) On the day the great being was born, the devas in the Tāvatiṃsa heaven, led by their king Sakka, were overjoyed. They…

Chapter 4: The Departure from the Maternal Womb (1) It is said that seven days before the full moon of the month of Āsāḷha the people of the city of…

The Recent Epoch Chapter 3: The Tusita Heaven (1) It is said that in a former time, our Sammāsambuddha, the Bull among Men, while seeking supreme enlightenment, received prophecies from…

Chapter 2: The Marriage (1) At that time, King Sīhahanu, wishing to arrange the consecration (marriage) of Prince Suddhodana, summoned eight Brahmins. He commanded them to go and find a…

Chapter 1: The Lineage of Mahāsammata In the beginning of this Bhaddakappa, our Bodhisatta was born as a king named Mahāsammata, the first monarch, who reigned over the entire continent…

The Life of the Buddha (Buddhappavattikathā) Pandit Chhim-Sumn Professor at the Higher School of Pāli First History of Buddhism Dedicated to Buddhists throughout the Nation of Cambodia   Homage Verses…