Contents

• Titlepage
• Contents
• Cover
• Copyright
• Introduction
• Map
• Abbreviations
• Birth
• The Noble Search
• The Awakening
  • Past Lives
  • Kamma & Rebirth
  • The Four Noble Truths
  • Unbinding
• After the Awakening
• Contemporary Views
• Spreading the Dhamma
  • Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion
  • The Not-Self Discourse
  • The Thirty Friends
  • The Three Kassapa Brothers
  • The Fire Sermon
  • King Bimbisāra of Magadha
  • The Two Chief Disciples
• Returning Home
• Training the Saṅgha
• Establishing the Nuns’ Order
  • The Eight Vows of Respect
• Dwelling near Sāvatthī
  • King Pasenadi Kosala & Queen Mallikā
  • Lady Visākhā
  • Devas
  • Training the Saṅgha
  • Wandering
  • Family Matters
  • The Buddha’s Dwelling
• Portraits of the Buddha
• The Buddha as Victor
• The Quarrel at Kosambī
• Devadatta
  • Attempts on the Buddha’s Life
  • Schism
• Old Age
• The Last Year
  • Relinquishing the Fabrications of Life
  • The Four Great Standards
  • The Last Day
  • From Body to Relics
• The First Council to the Present
  • The Group Recitation
  • The Lesser & Minor Training Rules
  • The Brahmā-punishment
  • The Survival of the Dhamma & Vinaya
• Glossary
• Further Reading
• Endnotes