Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
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- HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
- AN HISTORICAL SKETCH
- In three volumes VOLUME I ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL LTD Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, London, E.C.4.
- PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY LUND HUMPHRIES LONDON • BRADFORD
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- BOOK I
- INTRODUCTION
- BOOK II
- EARLY INDIAN RELIGION: A GENERAL VIEW
- BOOK III
- PALI BUDDHISM
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Influence of Indian Thought in Eastern Asia
- 2. Origin and Growth of Hinduism
- 3. The Buddha
- 4. Asoka
- 5. Extension of Buddhism and Hinduism beyond India
- 6. New Forms of Buddhism
- 7. Revival of Hinduism
- 8. Later Forms of Hinduism
- 9. European Influence and Modern Hinduism
- 10. Change and Permanence in Buddhism
- 11. Rebirth and the Nature of the Soul
- 12.
- 13.
- 14. Eastern Pessimism and Renunciation
- 15. Eastern Polytheism
- 16. The Extravagance of Hinduism
- 17. The Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures
- 18. Morality and Will
- 19. The Origin of Evil
- 20. Church and State
- 21. Public Worship and Ceremonial
- 22. The Worship of the Reproductive Forces
- 23. Hinduism in Practice
- 24. Buddhism in Practice
- 25. Interest of Indian Thought for Europe
- BOOK II
- EARLY INDIAN RELIGION A GENERAL VIEW
- BOOK II
- CHAPTER I
- RELIGIONS OP INDIA AND EASTERN ASIA
- CHAPTER II
- HISTORICAL
- CHAPTER III
- GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIAN RELIGION
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- CHAPTER IV
- VEDIC DEITIES AND SACRIFICES
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- CHAPTER V
- ASCETICISM AND KNOWLEDGE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- CHAPTER VI
- RELIGIOUS LIFE IN PRE-BUDDHIST INDIA
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER VII
- THE JAINS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- BOOK III
- PALI BUDDHISM
- BOOK III
- CHAPTER VIII
- LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- CHAPTER IX
- THE BUDDHA COMPARED WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS TEACHERS
- CHAPTER X
- THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- CHAPTER XI
- MONKS AND LAYMEN
- 1
- 2
- CHAPTER XII
- ASOKA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER XIII
- THE CANON
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- CHAPTER XIV
- MEDITATION
- 1
- 2
- CHAPTER XV
- MYTHOLOGY IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
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