Contents
List of Figures
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Foreword
Michael Zimmermann
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Introduction 1 Gautama as a Bodhisattva .......................................................................
1.1 Gautama’s Progress to Awakening 1.2 Gautama’s Motivation 1.3 Gautama’s Marvellous Qualities 1.4 The Lineage of Former Buddhas
2 Meeting the Previous Buddha ..................................................................
2.1 The Jātaka Genre 2.2 Gautama meets Kā??yapa 2.3 The Meeting with Kā??yapa as a Jātaka 2.4 Gautama’s Vow under Kā??yapa
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3 The Advent of the Next Buddha ..............................................................
3.1 Maitreya in the Discourse on the Wheel-turning King 3.2 The Maitreya Episode in Comparative Perspective 3.3 Maitreya in the Discourse on an Explanation about the Past 3.4 The Prediction of Maitreya
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Conclusion
Abbreviations References Index
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L is t o f F ig ur es Figure on cover: The Meeting with Dīpa??kara. Figure 1.1 (p. 23): The Entreaty to Teach the Dharma. Figure 1.2 (p. 31): The Birth of the Bodhisattva. Figure 1.3 (p. 40): The First Proclamation of the Bodhisattva. Figure 1.4 (p. 52): The Awakening-tree of the Buddha Gautama. Figure 2.1 (S. 57): The Departure of Rāma and Sītā. Figure 2.2 (S. 64): The ????i and the Nāga. Figure 2.3 (p. 66): The Tale of Prince Long-life. Figure 2.4 (p. 89): The Awakening-tree of the Buddha Kā??yapa. Figure 3.1 (p. 98): The Bodhisattva Maitreya. Figure 3.2 (p. 110): The Cakravartin Ruler. Figure 3.3 (p. 119): The Buddha Gautama and Maitreya. Figure 3.4 (p. 126): The Seven Buddhas and Maitreya.
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