The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive ChristianityLillie, Arthur
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The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity
Lillie, Arthur
Buddhism; Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism
Essenes, due to Buddhist propagandism, Philo on, 103.
"Evolution of Christianity," author of cited, 171.
Ezra compiles Old Testament, 6, 7.
Faith in Buddhist books, 62.
Fergusson, James, architect, derives Christian basilica from Buddhist
rock temple, 177.
"Follow me!" phrase used by Buddha, 46.
Freemasonry in Buddhism, Mithraism, etc., 100.
"Fulfilling," vague word without any meaning in modern polemics, 143.
Giles, Rev., on the Christian forgeries of Peregrinus, 128;
Amended version of Luke's opening verses, 144.
Ginsburg, Dr., on the eight spiritual states of the Essenes, 107.
"Glad tidings" (Subha Shita), word used for the Buddhist revelation, 46.
Golden book for the Buddhist recording angels, 68.
"Golden Bough," by Mr. Frazer, cited, 9.
Grueber, Father, on Buddhist rites, etc., 175.
Gymnosophists, Buddhists, 104.
Heaven, the Buddhist, 68.
Hebrews, Gospel according to, 114 _et seq._;
St. Jerome on, 101;
Condemned and suppressed, 129.
Hegesippus used Gospel according to the Hebrews, 112;
Describes James, 162.
Hippolytus cited to show that the early Church held Christ to be a
mere man, 129.
Hodgson, Bryan, on the Pyrrhonism of the second or "Great Vehicle"
school of Buddhism, 86.
Holy Ghost descends _into_ Christ, in the Gospel according to the
Hebrews, 131.
Hylobii, Greek term for Buddhists, 89.
Irenæus, on Gospel according to Hebrews, 112;
On the many spurious gospels in his day, 128;
Shows that early Church of Jerusalem used water in the communion, 130.
Jacquemont, Victor, French botanist, on similarity of Buddhist and
Catholic mass, 176.
James succeeds Christ, who appears and gives him communion bread on
the very night of the Crucifixion, 133;
Account by Hegesippus, 162.
Jerome, St., on the Gospel of the Hebrews, 111.
Jerusalem, Church of, 160 _et seq._
Josephus, initiation of Essenes, 137.
Judas, the Buddhist, 64.
Justin Martyr, 112 _et seq._
Kanishka, or Kanerkos, introduces atheistic Buddhism and Pyrrhonism, 85.
Kârle, cave temple, described, 177.
Karma, the Buddhist doctrine, mixed up with the Atonement, 68.
Lang, Andrew, on savage terrorism, 9.
Lightfoot, Bishop, on the "swathing bands" of Judaism, 141.
Luke, Gospel of, analysed, 144.
Magic, Buddhist, 79.
Maitreya, Buddha of Brotherly Love, 2.
Man born blind, parable, 79.
Matthew, St., an ascetic, 164.
Marcion's gospel, testimony of Megethius that it has been added to and
falsified, 146.
Megasthenes on the Buddhists, 90.
Mithras, religion of, 99.
Müller, Max, on Buddhism, 77.
Newman, Cardinal, his "Dream of St. Gerontius," 168.
Nicator, Seleucus, sends an ambassador to Patna, 89.
Nicholson, E. B., best authority on the Gospel according to the
Hebrews, 114.
Nirvritti the same as the Pleroma of the Gnostics, 169.
Nuns in Buddhism and Essenism, 106.
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