Gautama Buddha, or The Ethics of Self Discipline (1917)

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Namo tassa Bhagavato Arshato Sammasam Buddhassa.

ADORATION TO THE BLESSED, SINLESS, EXALTED ALL KNOWING BUDDHA.

The Arya Dharma of

Sakya Muni, Gautama Buddha.

The Ethics of Self Discipline.

BY THE VENERABLE

THE ANAGARIKA DHARMAPALA.

BRAHMACHARI OF THE BODHISATVA PATH

& FOUNDER OF THE MAHA BODHI SOCIETY.

Born: 1864 - Died: 1933

Published by

MAHA BODHI BOOK AGENCY

4-A, Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta-700 073. INDIA

First Published 1917 - Reprinted in 1989

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The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 1

Page : 163APPENDIX l ..................................................Page : 161

WESTERN INTERPRETERS OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE

BUDDHA .....................................................

Page : 154THE PRINCIPAL DOCTRINES OF THE DHARMA ..........Page : 150

THE ARYA DHARMA & THE COMING OF THE BUDDHA

OF LOVE .....................................................

Page : 136BUDDHA-GAYA, THE HOLIEST BUDDHIST SHRINE .....Page : 131

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS, INDUSTRIES AND

AGRICULTURE ..............................................

Page : 121THE WORK OF THE MAHA BODHI SOCIETY ..............Page : 112WOMAN IN ANCIENT INDIA .................................Page : 106THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF ANCIENT INDIA ..........Page : 101EAST AND WEST ............................................Page : 94SELECTIONS FROM PSALMS OF THE BRETHREN ........ Page : 90

THE DHYANA YOGA IN THE RELIGION OF THE

BUDDHA. .....................................................

Page : 83

THE ANCIENT STORY OF GENESIS AS KNOWN TO THE

PRIMITIVE ARYANS OF INDIA ...............................

Page : 77DESIRE IN BUDDHISM. ..................................... Page : 68KARMA ACTIVITY AND ITS FRUITS. ......................... Page : 61HOW THOUGHTS ARE GENERATED & CONTROLLED. ... Page : 57THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HEARING. .......................... Page : 50EVOLUTION AND CREATION. ............................... Page : 46THE PATH OF PSYCHOLOGY. ............................... Page : 46SECTION II. ................................................

Page : 38THE ETHICS OF THE HAPPY HOME ........................ Page : 35EXHORTATIONS OF THE BLESSED ONE TO KINGS. ...... Page : 30

THE DHARMAKAYA OF THE BLESSED ONE, THE

BUDDHA. .....................................................

Page : 15THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA, GAUTAMA SAKYA MUNI .... Page : 7BUDDHAGAMA AND THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD ....Page : 7SECTION 1 ...................................................

Page : 4PREFACE .......................................................

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 2

MY SAINTLY MOTHER, Srimati MALLIKA MAHA UPASIKA.

The Memory of My Beloved Father,

"The Righteous Householder", Well Known For His

Philanthropic Benefactions In Ceylon,

THE MUDALIYAR HEVAVITARANA WIJAYAGUNARATNA ;

MY DEAR "FOSTER MOTHER",

the noble lady Mrs. T. R. Foster, of Honolulu, Hawaii

To Whose Unfailing Kindness & Munificent Donations,

The Construction of The First Buddhist Vihara In Calcutta

To Enshrine The Sacred Body Relic Of The LORD BUDDHA,

Promised by The Government

Of India To The Maha Bodhi Society, Has Been Made Possible

To the Memory of

Sri NEEL COMUL MOOKERJEE.

Who Lovingly Offered Me Hospitality

When I First Came To Calcutta In March, 1891,

And To Every English-speaking Person Throughout The World.

This little Volume is Dedicated by THE

ANAGARIKA BRAHMACHARI DHARMAPALA.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 3

PREFACE

Anagarika Dharmapala, a noble son of Sri Lanka who was the leading light of

the Buddhist revival in India in recent times has written several books and

pamphlets in addition to editing the oldest Buddhist journal "The Maha Bodhi"

the official organ of the Maha Bodhi Society of India from 1892 onwards. The

Anagarika Dharmapala founded the Maha Bodhi Society of India in 1891 to

safeguard the Buddhagaya temple for the Buddhists of the world and to

spread the message of Love and Compassion and the noble Dhamma of the

Lord Buddha in India and the world.

To achieve the noble purpose of reviving and spreading the Dhamma in the

land of its birth as well as to the western world, he wrote lucidly, with great

enthusiasm and an evangelical zeal, many books, foremost of which are the

LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA and this book THE ARYA DHARMA OF

SAKYA MUNI, GAUTAMA, BUDDHA or THE ETHICS OF SELF DISCIPLINE

which was first published, in 1917. Through the medium of this book the

Anagarika Dharmapala had briefly sketched the life of the Buddha, the great

renunciation, a brief comparison of the tenets of Buddhism and the other

religions of the world, the exhortation of the Buddha to Kings and to the

common laymen on the ethics of day to day family life and a happy home.

He has also touched on the psychological aspects of Buddhism, on evolution

and creation, on Karma and the fruits of Karma and also given the ancient

version of the story of the Genesis as known to the primitive Aryans of India.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 4

He has also dealt with Dhyanayoga, the attitudes of the West and some of the

eastern countries to Buddhism and also dealt at length on the value of the Pali

language for study of Buddhism and also as a unifying media on the need for

the development of art, industry and culture for the economic upliftment and

well being of the downtrodden masses of India.

On Buddhagaya the holiest of shrines of the Buddhists, the heart of the

Anagarika Dharmapala has grieved. He speaks of the role to be played by the

Maha Bodhi Society in the upliftment of the quality of life of the common

people and the spread of the noble Dhamma to the people of India and the

world. The fundamental doctrines of the Buddha Dhamma are clearly and with

simplicity presented before the reader in the latter stages of the book and this

will prove most helpful to all those who are interested in the study of

Buddhism.

As we are entering the 125th Birth Anniversary of the; Ven. Anagarika

Dharmapala and we are also on the threshold of the Centenary of the

founding of the Maha Bodhi. Society of India, to pay our deep respects - and

gratitude to this noble son of Lanka who made India his home and dedicated

his entire life for the spread of Buddhism in India and the western countries,

we are taking steps to popularize the writings of the Anagarika Dharmapala.

We take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for the reprint of

this valuable and enlightening booklet THE ARYA DHARMA OF SAKYA MUNI,

GAUTAMA BUDDHA or THE ETHICS OF SELF DISCIPLINE by the Maha Bodhi

Book Agency and we are particularly thankful to Mr. D. L. S. Jayawardena of

the Maha Bodhi Book Agency for his enthusiastic effort in getting out this

book during this period when the need for the message of Love and

Compassion of the Buddha in the world which is full of turmoil, hatred and

destructive wars, is felt necessary more than ever before.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 5

We congratulate him for taking a keen interest to reprint this book and may

the efforts made by publishing this book of spreading the Dhamma be

objectively achieved for the welfare of the many and the good of the many. We

are thankful to the printers for their excellent work.

May the Message of the Buddha pervade throughout the world.

May all beings be happy !

Sabbe Satta Bhavantu Sukhitatta !

Ven. M. Wipulasara Maha Thera

General Secretary

Maha Bodhi Society of India

4/A,Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta-700073

2nd January, 1989.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 6

SECTION 1

BUDDHAGAMA AND THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

Europe received its religion from the Asiatic Jews. Peter was a Gallilean

fisherman, and Paul was a tentmaker of Tarsus. The founder of the religion

was Jesus, son of a Jewish Carpenter of Nazareth. Islam was founded by

Mohammed, who was by profession a supervisor of a caravan in service under

an Arabian lady of Mecca. The religion of Zendavesta was founded by

Zoroaster, a Persian. The religion of Jehovah was founded by Moses, a Hebrew

born in Egypt. Protestant Christianity was founded by Luther, a German.

Vedic Brahmanism was the Joint product of Brahman Rishis. The secret

religion of the Upanishads was founded by the Rajarishis of ancient India.

Even Yajnavalkya was trained under a Rajarshi. (See Vishnu Purana, 4

Adhyaya.) The Tirthaka religion of the Jains was founded by Mahavira of

Vesali. The modern Vedantism was founded by Sankara, a Brahman of

Malabar. Vasishta Advaita religion was founded by the Brahman

Ramdnujachariya, the Dwaita religion was founded by the Brahman

Madhvacharya. Vaishnava religion was founded by the Brahman Chaitanya.

The religion of the Sikhs was founded by Guru Nanak. The religion of Tao was

founded by the Chinese philosopher, Laotsze; Confucianism was founded by

Confucius of China. The modern Brahma Samaj was founded by the Brahman,

Raja Ram Mohan Rai. All these religions have one common basis, except the

system of political ethics taught by Confucius.

Confucius did not wish to enter into the speculations of the hereafter. His was

purely a moral and political system upholding the Conservative government of

ancient China. The religion of Tao did not concern with the affairs of this

world. The Chinese philosopher was wholly interested in the discovery of the

divine principle of Tao, Vedanta, of the Advaita. Vedanta of the Vishistadvaita,

and the Vedanta of the Dwaita, the religion of the Vaishnavas of Bengal

founded by Chaitanya are of Indian origin, and are post Buddhistic. The

religion of the Sikhs, the Visishtadvaitism, Dwaitism, Vaishnavism were

founded after the invasion of India by the Moslems. The Brahma Samaj was

founded after the British occupation of Bengal.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 7

The one religion that stands by itself is the religion promulgated by the Prince

of Kapilavastu, Sakya Muni, the Buddha Gotama. Historically it is the oldest

religion in the world. Brahmanism underwent modifications after the invasion

of India by the Moslems. The religion of Jesus after it was established in

European soil was no more the religion of the poor. It became the religion of

the diplomatic politician and the dogmatic ecclesiastic.

Islam was first the religion of the political refugees of Mecca, and after the

acquisition of political power by Mahammad it became the religion of Fatalism,

and as long as the power of the sword was in the hands of the Moslems it did

not cease its conquest. Mahammad did not teach anything new to the people

of Mecca, except that he isolated Allah destroying other gods worshipped by

the Meccans. The story of Adam and several other stories from the Old

Testament of the Bible he borrowed, and gave the creation account as it

appeared in the Bible. changing the name of the Creator Jehovah into Allah.

The old customs of circumcision and the worship of the Kaaba, the black stone

at Mecca, were adhered to. The ancient temple of Mecca, wherein the Kaaba

was, belonged to the family of Mahammad. The very name Mahammad was

older than his religion. He kept the old name, even after he became a

Conqueror.

Judaism is a mixture of old Babylonian and Egyptian ethics. Judaism and

Jehovah are interdependent, I am a holy God thou art a holy people unto me

O Israel: that was the cry of the Jehovistic prophets. Judaism lost its place

after the Jews returned from their exile in Babylon.

The Jews do not care to make converts. So are the Parsees of Bombay. Their

religion is only for the Parsees. The Brahmins do not want converts from other

castes and countries. Their religious books are in the Sanskrit language, and

the non-Brahmans are prohibited from reading the Vedas. The non-Brahman

Sudras are religiously under the domination of the Brahmans. No

non-Brahman is initiated by the Brahmans, and there is no propaganda of

Brahmanism in other lands.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

Page : 8

Muhammad from the beginning of his career adopted the military method of

the conqueror. The fighting soldier who dies in the battlefield was assured a

heaven after death. The martial spirit could not be kept except by good food,

and intoxicating drinks were prohibited since it interferes with the fighting

spirit. This is an old doctrine.

The ancient Kshatriyas of India promised a heaven to the man who dies

fighting in the battlefield. Sree Krishna in his Bhagavat Gita assured the

fighting man that heaven is his reward. In the Jataka story called the Maha

Bodhi Jataka this fact is mentioned. In the Gamini Samyutta of the Samyutta

Nikaya, at the time of the Buddha this doctrine was prevalent, that the soldier

who dies fighting is born in heaven. The soldiers were prevented from joining

the Bhikkhu Order as their services were required in the battlefield by the

King.

The religion of the Jews was a purely fighting religion with Jehovah as the

commander-in Chief of the Judaic forces. All the wars were carried on by the

people of Judah under the command of Jehovah. All the tactics of the military

dictator were adopted by Jehovah. When he could not manage the Jews He

went and joined the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, and betrayed the poor

Jews to be taken captives to Babylon.

In the Old Testament the prophets were guided by Jehovah; in the Koran

Mahammad advised Allah the course to follow. Whatever Mahammad desired to

have was in this way obtained, inasmuch as Allah was always ready to comply

with the wishes of Mahammad.

Jehovah failed in his policy, and he had to abandon the holy mount of Moriah

at Jerusalem, although he had made every effort to guide the Jews to victory.

The last book of the Old Testament is Malachi, and then there is a long interval

without any history; of the activities of Jehovah. Again Jehovah appears with

the appearance of the prophet of Nazareth. But in a different role. He is the

Father of all. For nearly 300 years, the history of Jehovah was a blank, before

the advent of Jesus.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

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Greece, Egypt, Syria, Babylon, Persia, and the country of Gandahar whose

capital was Taxila in the time of Asoka came to know of the kingdom of the

Gangetic Valley. Long before Alexander came to Gandahar, Taxila was known

to the people of the Gangetic valley as a place of learning. From the time of

Alexander to the time of the Muhammedan invasion of India there was an

overland route from India to Egypt through the Mesopotamian countries. There

was communication between China and Egypt through Turkestan. After the

invasion of the countries to the west of India by the cohorts of Islam the

overland route to India suffered, and gradually forgotten.

The religions of the world may be divided into two categories; Destructive and

non-Destructive. Blood sacrificing religions are Vedic Brahmanism,

Zorastrianism, Muhammedanism, Judaism, Christianity, Confucianism and

Saiva Vedantism; the non-Destructive religions are Buddhagama, Jainism and

Vaishnava religion of Chaitanya. Jainism adopted the doctrine of ahimsa, but

narrowed its usefulness by extreme methods.

The religion of the Buddha was a purely psychological science which was

taught only to those who were admitted into the Brahmachariya Order of

Yellow robed Bhikkhus. The popular religion of gods, hells, pretas, Brahmas,

of ancient India without the blood sacrifices, slightly modified was preached by

the Buddha to the householders. The householders who followed the Buddha

wore white robes. Tirthaka was the name given to the religion of the Jains.

In the Buddha's time there were many schools of philosophy, each one

showing a way to heaven. The actors, ascetics, soldiers &c. had their own

heavens. The Brahmans taught that heaven can be obtained by bathing in the

sacred waters of the Ganges and other rivers, and also by means of prayer that

souls can be sent to heaven. The chief God of the manvantara whom the

people of India accepted was Brahma. He was a God of Love and Compassion.

The Buddha was requested by Brahma to save the world.

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni,

Gautama The Buddha

“The Ethics of Self Discipline”

BY THE

VENERABLE

THE

ANAGARIKA

DHARMAPALA

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