The Message of Buddha

Contents: Preface. 1. The age of Gautama. 2. The advent of Gautama. 3. The search of Gautama. 4. The great illumination. 5. Gautama the Buddha. 6. The mission of Buddha. 7. The noble silence. 8. The unreality of self. 9. The principle of becoming. 10. The law of causation. 11. The creed of kamma. 12. The doctrine of re-birth. 13. The burden of dukkha. 14. The tug of tanha. 15. The cessation of dukkha. 16. The way of escape. 17. The beatitude of nibbana. 18. The future of Buddhism. Index. "What is the secret of Buddha's hold on the mind and imagination of vast numbers of Asiatic humanity for over two decades? Does his personality awaken and vibrate some long-neglected chord of the human heart? Does his creed touch some secret spring deep down in the abysmal depths of the human soul? " This compact volume seeks to answer these questions. It brings together the leading ideas and tenets of Buddhism, interpreting them in the light of the fundamental principles of human life as well as of the latest research in the science of human mind. It is an attempt to interpret the Buddhism of Buddha himself, steering clear of the dogmas and Schools of later origin." 238 pp.