The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha: Or Siddhartha's Regrets
What if, on the final night of his earthly existence, the Buddha experienced a second Enlightenment, leading him to radically revise his teachings about the self, the world, and spiritual fulfillment? And what if that final teaching, lost for over 2000 years, was rediscovered? "The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha" purports to offer that final conversation, part teaching and part confession, between the Buddha and his trusted attendant, Ananda. Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking, and sure to spark controversy everywhere, The Deathbed Sutra forces Buddhists and scholars of Buddhism to seriously re-evaluate fundamental aspects of the tradition. Regardless of how readers assess this work - as a hoax or as a legitimate lost teaching of the Enlightened One - they will find its content to be a serious challenge to long-held positions about the nature of the self, the nature of reality, and the path to enlightenment. This short work will be a must read for anyone with a serious interest in the teachings of the Buddha.
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The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha: Or Siddhartha's Regrets
What if, on the final night of his earthly existence, the Buddha experienced a second Enlightenment, leading him to radically revise his teachings about the self, the world, and spiritual fulfillment? And what if that final teaching, lost for over 2000 years, was rediscovered? "The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha" purports to offer that final conversation, part teaching and part confession, between the Buddha and his trusted attendant, Ananda. Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking, and sure to spark controversy everywhere, The Deathbed Sutra forces Buddhists and scholars of Buddhism to seriously re-evaluate fundamental aspects of the tradition. Regardless of how readers assess this work - as a hoax or as a legitimate lost teaching of the Enlightened One - they will find its content to be a serious challenge to long-held positions about the nature of the self, the nature of reality, and the path to enlightenment. This short work will be a must read for anyone with a serious interest in the teachings of the Buddha.
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The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha: Or Siddhartha's Regrets

The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha: Or Siddhartha's Regrets

by George C. Adams, Jr.
The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha: Or Siddhartha's Regrets

The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha: Or Siddhartha's Regrets

by George C. Adams, Jr.

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What if, on the final night of his earthly existence, the Buddha experienced a second Enlightenment, leading him to radically revise his teachings about the self, the world, and spiritual fulfillment? And what if that final teaching, lost for over 2000 years, was rediscovered? "The Deathbed Sutra of the Buddha" purports to offer that final conversation, part teaching and part confession, between the Buddha and his trusted attendant, Ananda. Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking, and sure to spark controversy everywhere, The Deathbed Sutra forces Buddhists and scholars of Buddhism to seriously re-evaluate fundamental aspects of the tradition. Regardless of how readers assess this work - as a hoax or as a legitimate lost teaching of the Enlightened One - they will find its content to be a serious challenge to long-held positions about the nature of the self, the nature of reality, and the path to enlightenment. This short work will be a must read for anyone with a serious interest in the teachings of the Buddha.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782796114
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 08/29/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 119
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

A graduate of Fordham University, Dr. George Adams is an adjunct Professor of Religion at Lycoming College and Susquehanna University.

Table of Contents

Facts vi

Translations vii

Preface viii

Chapter 1 Origins of the Document 1

Chapter 2 Buddhism and the Mahaparinirvana Sutra 9

(The Deathbed Sutra: Chapters 3-8)

Chapter 3 Ananda's Preface 23

Chapter 4 The Buddha's Confession 30

Chapter 5 The Final Teaching: Attachment and Love 38

Chapter 6 The Final Teaching: Suffering 44

Chapter 7 The Final Teaching: The Self 58

Chapter 8 Ananda's Closing 78

Chapter 9 Some Concluding Remarks 85

Notes 102

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