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Buddhism, in its Connexion with Brāhmanism and Hindūism, and in its Contrast with Christianity, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams, K.C.I.E

Buddhism, in its Connexion with Brāhmanism and Hindūism, and in its Contrast with Christianity, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams, K.C.I.E

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Author
Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir, 1819-1899
Title
Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, tbarnes, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
BQ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Buddhism
Subject
Buddhism -- Relations -- Christianity
Category
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eBook-No.
47214
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47214
Release Date
October 28, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.BUDDHISM, IN ITS CONNEXION WITH BRĀHMANISM AND HINDŪISM, AND IN ITS CONTRAST WITH CHRISTIANITY,
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.POSTSCRIPT.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS WITH DESCRIPTIONS.
  6. 6.RULES FOR PRONUNCIATION.
  7. 7.OBSERVE. — BUDDHISM.
  8. 8.LECTURE I. Introductory. Buddhism in relation to Brāhmanism.
  9. 9.LECTURE II. The Buddha as a personal Teacher.
  10. 10.LECTURE III. The Law (Dharma) and Sacred Scriptures of Buddhism.
  11. 11.LECTURE IV. The Saṅgha or Buddhist Order of Monks.
  12. 12.LECTURE V. The Philosophical Doctrines of Buddhism.
  13. 13.LECTURE VI. The Morality of Buddhism and its chief aim—Arhatship or Nirvāṇa.
  14. 14.LECTURE VII. Changes in Buddhism and its disappearance from India.
  15. 15.LECTURE VIII. Rise of Theistic and Polytheistic Buddhism.
  16. 16.LECTURE IX. Theistic and Polytheistic Buddhism.
  17. 17.LECTURE X. Mystical Buddhism in its connexion with the Yoga philosophy.
  18. 18.LECTURE XI. Hierarchical Buddhism, especially as developed in Tibet and Mongolia.
  19. 19.LECTURE XII. Ceremonial and Ritualistic Buddhism.
  20. 20.LECTURE XIII. Festivals, Domestic Rites, and Formularies of Prayer. — Domestic Rites and Usages. — Formularies of Prayer.
  21. 21.LECTURE XIV. Sacred Places. — Kapila-vastu. — Buddha-Gayā. — Sārnāth near Benares. — Rāja-gṛiha. — Ṡrāvastī. — Vaiṡālī. — Kauṡāmbī. — Nālanda. — Saṅkāṡya. — Sāketa. — Kanyā-kubja (Kanouj). — Pāṭali-putra. — Kesarīya. — Kuṡi-nagara.
  22. 22.LECTURE XV. Monasteries and Temples. — Temples.
  23. 23.LECTURE XVI. Images and Idols.
  24. 24.LECTURE XVII. Sacred Objects. — Relics. — Sacred Foot-prints. — Sacred Trees. — Sacred Symbols. — Sacred Animals. — Miscellaneous Objects.
  25. 25.Supplementary Remarks on the Connexion of Buddhism with Jainism [276] .
  26. 26.LECTURE XVIII. Buddhism contrasted with Christianity. — POSTSCRIPT.
  27. 27.Footnotes
  28. 28.WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
  29. 29.Transcriber’s Notes

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