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Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with ChristianityMonier-Williams, Monier, Sir

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Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity

Name: Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity
Author: Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir

Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir

Buddhism; Buddhism -- Relations -- Christianity; Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism; India -- Religion

The Buddha’s biography. Date of his birth and death. His names,
      epithets, and titles. Story of the four visions. Birth of the
      Buddha’s son. The Buddha leaves his home. His life at Rāja-gṛiha.
      His study of Brāhmanical philosophy. His sexennial fast. His
      temptation by Māra. He attains perfect enlightenment. The
      Bodhi-tree. Buddha and Muhammad compared. The Buddha’s proceedings
      after his enlightenment. His first teaching at Benares. First
      sermon. Effect of first teaching. His first sixty missionaries.
      His fire-sermon. His eighty great disciples. His two chief and
      sixteen leading disciples. His forty-five years of preaching and
      itineration. His death and last words. Character of the Buddha’s
      teaching. His method illustrated by an epitome of one of his
      parables                                                      18-52


                              LECTURE III.
             The Dharma or Law and Scriptures of Buddhism.

  Origin of the Buddhist Law (Dharma). Buddhist scriptures not like the
      Veda. First council at Rāja-gṛiha. Kāṡyapa chosen as leader.
      Recitation of the Buddha’s precepts. Second council at Vaiṡālī.
      Ćandra-gupta. Third council at Patnā. Composition of southern
      canon. Tri-piṭaka or three collections. Rules of discipline, moral
      precepts, philosophical precepts. Commentaries. Buddha-ghosha.
      Aṡoka’s inscriptions. His edicts and proclamations. Fourth council
      at Jālandhara. Kanishka. The northern canon. The nine Nepālese
      canonical scriptures. The Tibetan canonical scriptures (Kanjur)
                                                                    53-70


                              LECTURE IV.
                 The Saṅgha or Buddhist Order of Monks.

  Nature of the Buddhist brotherhood. Not a priesthood, not a hierarchy.
      Names given to the monks. Method of admission to the monkhood.
      Admission of novices. Three-refuge formula. Admission of full
      monks. Four resources. Four prohibitions. Offences and penances.
      Eight practices. The monk’s daily life. His three garments.
      Confession. Definition of the Saṅgha or community of monks. Order
      of Nuns. Lay-brothers and lay-sisters. Relation of the laity to
      the monkhood. Duties of the laity. Later hierarchical Buddhism.
      Character of monks of the present day in various countries    71-92


                               LECTURE V.
                The Philosophical Doctrines of Buddhism.

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Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity

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