Buddha And His Dhamma by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: BOOK I SIDDHARTH GAUTAMA

BOOK I SIDDHARTH GAUTAMA—HOW A BODHISATTA BECAME THE BUDDHA
Friday, August 22, 2008

Part I—From Birth to Parivraja

Part II—Renunciation for Ever

Part III—In Search of New Light

Part IV—Enlightenment and the Vision of a New Way

Part V—The Buddha and His Predecessors

Part VI—The Buddha and His Contemporaries

Part VII—Comparison and Contrast

1. His Kula

2. His Ancestry

3. His Birth

4. Visit by Asita

5. Death of Mahamaya

6. Childhood and Education

7. Early Traits

8. Marriage

9. Father's Plans to Save His Son

10. The Failure of the Women to Win the Prince

11. The Prime Minister's Admonition to the Prince

12. The Prince's Reply to the Prime Minister 13, Initiation into the Sakya Sangh

14. Conflict with the Sangh

15. Offer of Exile

16. Parivraja—the Way Out

17. Parting Words

18. Leaving His Home

19. The Prince and the Servant

20. The Return of Channa

21. The Family in Mourning

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