Buddha in Theravada Buddhism_ A Study of the Concept of Buddha in the Pali Commentaries

Abstract

FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; ABBREVIATIONS ; CONTENTS ; CHAPTER I : THE BACKGROUND ; The Spiritual & Physical Attainments of the Buddha in the Pre-commentMial Pali Literature ; 1 Gotarna Buddha and His Biography ; 2 Thc Person of Gotama Buddha ; 3 The Beginnings of the Buddha's Apotheosis ; 4 Spiritual Attainments of the Buddha; 4a The Early Canonical Texts (the Four Nikayas) ; 4-b The Late Canonical Texts (the Khuddaka Nikiiya) and the Abhidharnma ; 4-c The Post Canonical Texts ; 5 Physical Endowments of the Buddha ; THE BUDDHA-CONCEPT IN TIIE COMMENTARIES ; CHAPTER II : BUDDHA'S SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENTS ; 1 Buddha's Knowledge (oana) in General ; 2 Sabbaffufita-fi3J:!a (Omniscient Knowledge) ; 3 Dasabala or Tathiigatabala (Ten Powers OT Tathagata Powers) ; 4 Iddhi (Psychic Power) ; 5 Mahakarunasarmapatti-nana (Knowledge of the Attainment of Great Compassion) ; 6 Cakkhu (Eye) ; 7 Catuvesarajja (Four Confidences) ; 8 Khetta (Field) ; 9 Kaya (Body) ; 10.Vasana (Habit) ; 11 Aqharasabuddhadhamma (Eighteen Qualities of a Buddha) ; CHAPTER III : BUDDHA'S PHYSICAL ENDOWMENTS ; 1 Mahapurisalakkhhana (Characteristics of a GreaIMan)' ; 2 Aslti-anuvyailjana (Eighty Minor Marks) ; 3 Pabha (Halo) and Ramsi (Rays) ; 4 Satapunnalakkhahana (Marks of it Hundred Merits) ; 5 Buddhapada (Footprint) ; CHAPTER IV : THE NINE VIRTUES OR TITLES (NAVAGUNA) ; CHAPTER V : THE DEFINITIONS OF TATHAGATA ; CHAPTER VI : THE GENERAL NATURE (DHAMMATA) AND THE DIFFERENCES (VEMATTA) AMONG BUDDHAS ; THE BODHISATTA-CONCEPT IN THE COMMENTARIES; CHAPTER VII: BODHISATTA ; 1 Bodhisauas in the Pre-cornmentarial Literature ; 2 Bodhisattas in the Commentaries ; CHAPTER VIII : THE CAREER OF A BODHISATTA ; CHAPTER IX : THE DOCTRINE OF PARAMITA ; CHAPTER X : CONCLUSION ; NOTES ; SELECTED BIBUOGRAPHY ; INDEX ;