Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch (In Three Volumes)

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Item Code:	IDE738
Author:	Sir Charles Eliot
Publisher:	Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Language:	English
Edition:	2003
ISBN:	9788121510936
Pages:	1300
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	8.75" X 5.75"
Weight	1.90 kg

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First Published in 1921, when the author was the British Ambassador in Tokyo, Hinduism and Buddhism provides a vivid historical sketch of the Hindu and Buddhist religions, an immense subject.

In his introduction Sir Charles Eliot points to the real foundation of Indian thought: 'Here more than in any other country the national mind finds its favorite occupation and full expression in religion. This quality is geographical rather than racial, for it is possessed by Dravidians as much as by Aryans. From the raja to the peasant most Hindus have an interest in theology and often a passion for it. Few works of art or literature are purely secular: the intellectual and aesthetic efforts of India, long, continuous and distinguished as they are almost all the expression of some religious phase.'

The reissue of this eminent book is an important event which will be welcomed by all who are concerned with Hindu and Buddhist religion and thought.

CONTENTS

VOLUME ONE

BOOK I
INTRODUCTION

1.	Influence of Indian Thought in Eastern Asia	xi
2.	Origin and Growth of Hinduism	xiv
3.	The Buddha	xix
4.	Asoka	xxii
5.	Extension of Buddhism and Hinduism Beyond India	xxiv
6.	New Forms of Buddhism	xxix
7.	Revival of Hinduism	xxxiii
8.	Later Forms of Hinduism	xl
9.	European Influence and Modern Hinduism	xlvi
10.	Change and Permanence in Buddhism	xlviii
11.	Rebirth and the Nature of the soul	l
12.	Rebirth and the Nature of the soul	lviii
13.	Rebirth and the Nature of the soul	lxii
14.	Eastern Pessimism and Renunciation	lxv
15.	Eastern Polytheism	lxviii
16.	The Extravagance of Hinduism	lxx
17.	The Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures	lxxii
18.	Morality and Will	lxxvi
19.	The Origin of Evil	lxxix
20.	Church and State	lxxxi
21.	Public Worship and Ceremonial	lxxxiv
22.	The Worship of the Reproductive Forces	lxxxvi
23.	Hinduism in Practice	lxxxviii
24.	Buddhism in Practice	xcii
25.	Interest of Indian Thought for Europe	xcv
	BOOK II EARLY INDIAN RELIGION: A GENERAL VIEW
I.	Religions of India and Eastern Asia	5
II.	Historical	15
III.	General Characteristics of Indian Religion	33
IV.	Vedic Deities and Sacrifices	50
V.	Asceticism and Knowledge	71
VI.	Religious Life in Pre-Buddhist India	87
VII.	The Jains	105
	BOOK III PALI BUDDHISM
VIII.	Life of the Buddha	129
IX.	The Buddha Compared with Other Religious Teachers	177
X.	The Teaching of the Buddha	185
XI.	Monks and Laymen	237
XII.	Asoka	254
XIII.	The Canon	275
XIV.	Meditation	302
XV.	Mythology in Hinduism and Buddhism	325
	VOLUME TWO BOOK IV THE MAHAYANA
XVI.	Main Features of the Mahayana	3
XVII.	Bodhisattvas	7
XVIII.	The Buddhas of Mahayanism	26
XIX.	Mahayanist Metaphysics	36
XX.	Mahayanist Scriptures	47
XXI.	Chronology of the Mahayana	63
XXII.	From Kanishka to Vasubandhu	76
XXIII.	Indian Buddhism as seen by the Chinese Pilgrims	90
XXIV.	Decadence of Buddhism in India	107
	BOOK V HINDUISM
XXV.	Siva and Vishnu	136
XXVI.	Features of Hinduism: Ritual, Caste, Sect, Faith	166
XXVII.	The Evolution of Hinduism. Bhagavatas and Pasupatas	186
XXVIII.	Sankara. Sivaism in Southern India. Kashmir Lingayats	206
XXIX.	Vishnuism in South India	228
XXX.	Later Vishnuism in North India	242
XXXI.	Amalgamation of Hinduism and Islam. Kabir and the Sikhs	262
XXXII.	Saktism	274
XXXIII.	Hindu Philosophy	291
	VOLUME THREE BOOK VI BUDDHISM OUTSIDE INDIA
XXXIV.	Expansion of Indian Influence	3
XXXV.	Ceylon	11
XXXVI.	Burma	46
XXXVII.	Siam	78
XXXVIII.	Camboja	100
XXXIX.	Champa	137
XL.	Java and the Malay Archipelago	151
XLI.	Central Asia	188
XLII.	China. Introductory	223
XLIII.	China (Continued). History	244
XLIV.	China (Continued). The Canon	281
XLV.	China (Continued). Schools of Chinese Buddhism	303
XLVI.	China (Continued) Chinese Buddhism at the Present Day	321
XLVII.	Korea	336
XLVIII.	Annam	340
XLIX.	Tibet. Introductory	345
L.	Tibet (continued). History	347
LI.	Tibet (continued). The Canon	372
LII.	Tibet (continued) Doctrines of Lamaism	382
LIII.	Tibet (continued) Sects	397
LIV.	Japan	402
	BOOK VII MUTUAL INFLUENCE OF EASTERN AND WESTERN RELIGIONS
LV.	Influence of Christianity in India	409
LVI.	Indian Influence in the Western World	429
LVII.	Persian Influence in India	449
LVIII.	Mohammedanism in India	455
	Index	463