Buddhist scriptures

The Buddhist universe. The realms of rebirth ; A call to practise ; Karma tales ; A lesson from a ghost ; A scripture that protects kings ; One Buddha per universe ; Two Buddhas seated side by side ; Rebirth in the land of bliss ; Avoiding hell, gaining heaven ; A Chinese pilgrim in India ; A sacred peak ; Maitreya describes the future.

The Buddha. The three jewels ; The noble search ; A life of the Buddha ; M�ay�a, mother of the Buddha ; Why the Buddha had good digestion ; A king gives away his head ; R�upy�avat�i gives away her breasts ; How the Buddha became a Bodhisattva ; Providing the Buddha ; Enshrining a relic ; The consecration of a Buddha image ; A hymn to the Buddha.

Monastic life. The evolution of the ordination ; Making men into monks ; A murderer becomes a monk ; The ascetic ideal ; Monks in the Mah�ay�ana ; Making new monastic rules ; Lives of eminent monks and nuns ; The nine patriarchs of the East ; Taking the Vinaya across the sea ; Zen for national defence ; How a monk freed his mother from hell ; Living in the degenerate age.