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First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
The remarkable fact is, that we have here set forth a view of
religion entirely independent of the soul theories, on which all
the various philosophies and religions then current in India were
based; entirely free from the idolatries and superstitions of the
day.... We are struck at once with the analogy between it and the
ideals of the last pagan thinkers in Europe before the rise of
Christianity, and of some of the most advanced thinkers to-day. And
the similarity is no mere chance. -from "The Signs, the Path, and
the Fetters" What firsthand sources of information do we have about
the life of the Buddha? What are the stages of the Wheel of Life?
How well do modes of Eastern and Western thought mesh? One of the
late 19th century's foremost experts on sacred Buddhist texts
offered this layman's introduction to India's great religious
tradition in a series of popular lectures delivered in 1894-1895 at
a variety of highly respected educational institutions, including
Cornell University, Columbia College, and the Lowell Institute.
Published in book form in 1896, the lectures cover: .Religious
Theories in India Before Buddhism .Authorities on Which Our
Knowledge of Buddhism Is Based .Notes on the Life of the Buddha
.The Secret of Buddhism .Some Notes on the History of Buddhism
Lucid and informative, this remains an excellent primer on
Buddhistic beliefs and practices. British scholar THOMAS WILLIAM
RHYS DAVIDS (1843-1922) was an expert in the ancient Indian
language Pali and served as professor of Pali at the University of
London from 1882 to 1904. He wrote numerous articles about and
published many translations of sacred Buddhist texts.
It is in three parts. It is all about the canonical texts of
Theravada Buddhist. These contain the regulations for the Outward
life of the members of the Buddhist samgha. These are the oldest
and most influential of all the Fraternity of Monks. Vol 1 contains
the Patimokkha, The Mahaavagga i-iv, Vol. 2: The Mahvagga, V-X, The
Kullavagga, i-iii, The Kullavagga, i-iii, Vol. 3 The Kullavagga
iv-xii
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