28. The Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universally Worthy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Preface IX
4. Contents XXVII
5. Roll 1 1
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. Expedient Devices 22
8. Roll 2
9. 3. Parable 49
10. 4. Belief and Understanding 84
11. Roll Three
12. 5. Medicinal Herbs 101
13. 6. Bestowal of Prophecy 120
14. 7. Parable of the Conjured City 130
15. Roll 4
16. 8. Receipt of Prophecy by Five Hundred Disciples 157
17. 9. Prophecies Conferred on Learners and Adepts 168
18. 10. Preachers of Dharma 174
19. 11. Apparition of the Jeweled Stūpa
20. Roll 5
21. 12. Devadatta 195
22. 13. Fortitude 202
23. 14. Comfortable Conduct 208
24. 15. Welling Up out of the Earth 225
25. Roll 6
26. 16. The Life-span of the Thus Come One 237
27. 17. Discrimination of Merits 245
28. 18. The Merits of Appropriate Joy 258
29. 19. The Merits of the Dharma-Preacher 264
30. Roll 7
31. 20. The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging 279
32. 21. The Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One 286
33. 22. Entrustment 291
34. 23. The Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King 293
35. 24. The Bodhisattva Fine Sound 303
36. Roll 8
37. 25. The Gateway to Everywhere of the Bodhisattva He Who Observes the Sounds of the World 311
38. 26. Dhāranī 320
39. 27. The Former Affairs of the King Fine Adornment 325
40. 28. The Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universally Worthy 332
41. Glossary 339
42. Notes on the Sanskrit Text 349
43. Index 417