Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity
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This book derives from a series of lectures given in 1888 by Monier Monier-Williams, who was Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford for over 30 years and whose work broke new ground in the Western understanding of Buddhism and other South Asian religions. This substantial historical survey of Buddhism begins with an account of the Buddha and his earliest teaching, as well as a brief description of the origin and composition of the scriptures containing the Buddha's law (Dharma). Monier-Williams explains the early constitution of the Buddha's order of monks (Sangha), and outlines the philosophical doc...
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- BUDDHISM, IN ITS CONNEXION WITH BRĀHMANISM AND HINDŪISM, AND IN ITS CONTRAST WITH CHRISTIANITY,
- PREFACE.
- POSTSCRIPT.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS WITH DESCRIPTIONS.
- RULES FOR PRONUNCIATION.
- OBSERVE.
- LECTURE I. Introductory. Buddhism in relation to Brāhmanism.
- LECTURE II. The Buddha as a personal Teacher.
- LECTURE III. The Law (Dharma) and Sacred Scriptures of Buddhism.
- LECTURE IV. The Saṅgha or Buddhist Order of Monks.
- LECTURE V. The Philosophical Doctrines of Buddhism.
- LECTURE VI. The Morality of Buddhism and its chief aim—Arhatship or Nirvāṇa.
- LECTURE VII. Changes in Buddhism and its disappearance from India.
- LECTURE VIII. Rise of Theistic and Polytheistic Buddhism.
- LECTURE IX. Theistic and Polytheistic Buddhism.
- LECTURE X. Mystical Buddhism in its connexion with the Yoga philosophy.
- LECTURE XI. Hierarchical Buddhism, especially as developed in Tibet and Mongolia.
- LECTURE XII. Ceremonial and Ritualistic Buddhism.
- LECTURE XIII. Festivals, Domestic Rites, and Formularies of Prayer.
- Domestic Rites and Usages.
- Formularies of Prayer.
- 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.
- LECTURE XV. Monasteries and Temples.
- Temples.
- LECTURE XVI. Images and Idols.
- LECTURE XVII. Sacred Objects.
- Relics.
- Sacred Foot-prints.
- Sacred Trees.
- Sacred Symbols.
- Sacred Animals.
- Miscellaneous Objects.
- Supplementary Remarks on the Connexion of Buddhism with Jainism[276].
- LECTURE XVIII. Buddhism contrasted with Christianity.
- POSTSCRIPT.
- Footnotes
- WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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