This is the first Indian edition of the English translation of Siksasamuccaya- a Mahayana Buddhist treatise edited by Dr Bendall from a single Nepalese manuscript for the Russian Bibliotheca Buddhica.
The book is a compendium of Buddhist doctrine preserved in the schools of the great Vehicle-Mahayana. It presents as its subject matter the code of righteous conduct for the enlightenment of the aspirant.
The translation is authentic and authoritative. The book is interesting and instructive. There is also an alphabetical index of quoted works and a general index.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
- SALUTATION TO ALL BUDDHAS AND BODHISATVAS
- THE DUTY OF SELF-PRESERVATION
- AVOIDANCE OF EVIL
- AVOIDANCE OF EVIL
- AVOIDANCE OF EVIL
- PRESERVATION OF THE PERSON
- CARE OF ENJOYMENTS
- PURIFICATION FROM SIN
- THE PERFECTION OF PATIENCE
- THE PERFECTION OF STRENGTH
- PRAISE OF THE FOREST SECLUSION
- PREPARATION OF THE THOUGHT
- SUBJECTS OF INTENT CONTEMPLATION
- SELF-PURIFICATION
- PURITY IN ENJOYMENT AND RELIGIOUS ACTION
- THE INCREASE OF GOOD CONDUCT
- THE CRAISE OF WORSHIP
- RECOLLECTION OF THE THREE JEWELS
- INCREASE OF HOLINESS
