The Buddhist universe. The realms of rebirth ; A call to practise ; Karma tales ; A lesson from a ghost ; A scripture that protects kings ; One Buddha per universe ; Two Buddhas seated side by side ; Rebirth in the land of bliss ; Avoiding hell, gaining heaven ; A Chinese pilgrim in India ; A sacred peak ; Maitreya describes the future. -- The Buddha. The three jewels ; The noble search ; A life of the Buddha ; Māyā, mother of the Buddha ; Why the Buddha had good digestion ; A king gives away his head ; Rūpyāvatī gives away her breasts ; How the Buddha became a Bodhisattva ; Providing the Buddha ; Enshrining a relic ; The consecration of a Buddha image ; A hymn to the Buddha. -- Monastic life. The evolution of the ordination ; Making men into monks ; A murderer becomes a monk ; The ascetic ideal ; Monks in the Mahāyāna ; Making new monastic rules ; Lives of eminent monks and nuns ; The nine patriarchs of the East ; Taking the Vinaya across the sea ; Zen for national defence ; How a monk freed his mother from hell ; Living in the degenerate age. --

Meditation and other rituals. The direct path to enlightenment ; Wisdom and compassion ; Serenity and discernment ; On the relation of study and meditation ; Both sudden and gradual enlightenment ; Reciting the name of the Buddha ; The Bodhisattva vow ; Freeing birds and fish from bondage ; Against animal sacrifice ; Feeding hungry ghosts ; A Sūtra for long life ; Transforming death into Buddhahood.

Enlightenment. A lay master of meditation ; Nuns triumph over evil ; The perfection of wisdom ; In praise of reality ; Songs of the Siddhas ; The ultimate couple ; Buddhahood in this lifetime ; The practice of no thought ; Finding enlightenment in the final age ; The gift of faith ; A Zen master interprets the Dharma ; Dedication of merit.