The Essence of Buddhism

acts Ananda Anathapindika animal Anuruddha arhat asceticism Asoka aspiration ātman attain bodhi become belief bhikshunis bhikshus birth Blessed bodhi Bodhicharyāvatāra bodhisattva body Brahman Buddha Buddhism caste cause charity consciousness death deeds desire Dharma Dharmakaya Dhyana disciples doctrine drink egoism enlightenment eternal ethical evil existence faith feeling follow Gautama give gods happiness heart Hence higher Hindu holy human I'svara idea ideal India individual intellectual Jātaka karma kind king Kshatriya lead living lust Mahābhārata maitri mankind Master means mind misery moral mudita nature ness Nirvana Noble Eightfold Path Noble Path one's pain pāramitās peace perfect personality pleasure practice preached precept psychical reason regard religion religious sacrifice Sakyamuni salvation Sangha says sect selfish sense Siddartha skandhas sorrow and suffering soul speak spirit Sudra supernatural Sutra Sutta Tathāgata teaching things thought tion true truth Vajji Vedanta Vedas venerable virtue wisdom woman women words