To the Buddha, asking about the Buddha

Author: Zou Mulu
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Preface Introduction: The saying that the body is already worn out – Buddhist-Mara Dialogue – The Shock of Nature – The Worldly Eye is Destroyed – Life and Death – Ananda’s Worry – The Buddha’s Commission – Discussion and Verification
Part 1: Endless Suffering
1. Life’s Cage
- A Stranger from Afar – Where to Find the Homeland – Childhood Without Mother’s Love – Solitude in the Palace – Popular Thoughts
2. Natural Changes Without "I"
- The Inspiration of a Meteor – "I" and Ego – The Magnification of Self – Where is "I" – The Composition of Life – No Eternal Existence – Humanity’s Place in Nature – The "I" in Reality – The True and False Self
3. Mystical Forces Between Heaven and Earth
- Entering Karma – The Horrifying Nature of Karma – What is Karma – The Mystery of Karma – The Power of Karma – Separate and Shared Karma – Latent Shared Karma – The Good and Evil of Karma – The Response of Karma
4. The Convergence of Five Forces
- Life and Living – What are the Five Aggregates – The Unfolding of Life – The Five Roots and Five Senses – Affliction Aggregate and Ignorance – Concept Aggregate – Action Aggregate – Consciousness Aggregate
5. The Law of Cause and Effect in the Vast Universe
- From Karma to Cause and Effect – Cause and Effect – Cause within Cause – Effect within Effect – Cause and Effect in Life – Good Cause and Good Effect – Evil Cause and Evil Effect – Cause and Effect and Retribution – How to Transcend Cause and Effect
6. A Chain-Like Dependent Origination
- What is Dependent Origination – The Rise of Conditions – Conditions and the Human Body – The Twelve Dependent Originations – The Phases of the Twelve Dependent Originations – The Arrangement of the Twelve Dependent Originations – Between the Chains of Conditions – A Detailed Explanation of Conditions – Conditions in Life
7. Joy and Suffering in the Great Cycle
- The Six Paths and Six Realms – Beings Trapped in the Maze – Punishments in Hell – The Fate of Beasts – The Situation of Ghosts – Life’s Suffering – The Illusory Nature of Heaven – Tears in the Cycle of Life – Blood in the Cycle of Life – Life Like a Bubble
Part 2: Crossing the Ocean of Suffering
8. The Vast Universe of Death’s Snare
9. A World Upside Down
10. Life as a Dream
11. Attachment and Delusion
12. The Formation of the World of Sentient Beings
13. Engaging with the World and Transcending It
Part 3: Returning to the Origin of All
14. The Four Noble Truths
15. The Eightfold Path of Righteous Practice
16. Ten Virtuous Acts of Self-Restraint
17. How to Reach the Other Shore
19. The Neutral in Buddhism
20. Attaining Liberation
Epilogue: Entering Nirvana
Postscript