
Hinduism and Buddhism (Vol. 1-3)
An Historical Sketch (Complete Edition)By Charles EliotLength55h 32m
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"Hinduism and Buddhism" in 3 volumes is a work by Charles Eliot whose aim is to give a sketch of Indian thought or Indian religion, for the two terms are nearly equivalent in the book, and of its history and influence in Asia. As the author pointed out, it is impossible to separate Hinduism from Buddhism, for without it Hinduism could not have assumed its medieval shape and some forms of Buddhism, such as Lamaism, countenance Brahmanic deities and ceremonies, while in Java and Cambodia the two religions were avowedly combined and declared to be the same. Neither is it convenient to separate the fortunes of Buddhism and Hinduism outside India from their history within it, for although the importance of Buddhism depends largely on its foreign conquests, the forms which it assumed in its new territories can be understood only by reference to the religious condition of India at the periods when successive missions were despatched. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
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Table of contents
1PREFACE
47CHAPTER XVI. MAIN FEATURES OF THE MAHAYANA
2BOOK I. INTRODUCTION
48CHAPTER XVII. BODHISATTVAS
31. Influence of Indian Thought in Eastern Asia
49CHAPTER XVIII. THE BUDDHAS OF MAHAYANISM
42. Origin and Growth of Hinduism
50CHAPTER XIX. MAHAYANIST METAPHYSICS
53. The Buddha
51CHAPTER XX. MAHAYANIST SCRIPTURES
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64. Asoka
52CHAPTER XXI. CHRONOLOGY OF THE MAHAYANA
75. Extension of Buddhism and Hinduism beyond India
53CHAPTER XXII. FROM KANISHKA TO VASUBANDHU
86. New Forms of Buddhism
54CHAPTER XXIII. INDIAN BUDDHISM AS SEEN BY THE CHINESE PILGRIMS
97. Revival of Hinduism
55CHAPTER XXIV. DECADENCE OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA
108. Later Forms of Hinduism
56BOOK V. HINDUISM
119. European Influence and Modern Hinduism
57CHAPTER XXV. ŚIVA AND VISHṆU
1210. Change and Permanence in Buddhism
58CHAPTER XXVI. FEATURES OF HINDUISM: RITUAL, CASTE, SECT, FAITH
1311. Rebirth and the Nature of the Soul
59CHAPTER XXVII. THE EVOLUTION OF HINDUISM. BHÂGAVATAS AND PÂŚUPATAS
1412.
60CHAPTER XXVIII. ŚANKARA. SIVAISM IN SOUTHERN INDIA. KASHMIR. LINGÂYATS
1513.
61CHAPTER XXIX. VISHNUISM IN SOUTH INDIA
1614. Eastern Pessimism and Renunciation
62CHAPTER XXX. LATER VISHNUISM IN NORTH INDIA
1715. Eastern Polytheism
63CHAPTER XXXI. AMALGAMATION OF HINDUISM AND ISLAM. KABIR AND THE SIKHS
1816. The Extravagance of Hinduism
64CHAPTER XXXII. ŚÂKTISM[680]
1917. The Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures
65CHAPTER XXXIII. HINDU PHILOSOPHY
2018. Morality and Will
66BOOK VI. BUDDHISM OUTSIDE INDIA
2119. The Origin of Evil
67CHAPTER XXXIV. EXPANSION OF INDIAN INFLUENCE
2220. Church and State
68CHAPTER XXXV. CEYLON
2321. Public Worship and Ceremonial
69CHAPTER XXXVI. BURMA
2422. The Worship of the Reproductive Forces
70CHAPTER XXXVII. SIAM
2523. Hinduism in Practice
71CHAPTER XXXVIII. CAMBOJA[242]
2624. Buddhism in Practice
72CHAPTER XXXIX. CHAMPA[329]
2725. Interest of Indian Thought for Europe
73CHAPTER XL. JAVA AND THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
28BOOK II. EARLY INDIAN RELIGION A GENERAL VIEW
74CHAPTER XLI. CENTRAL ASIA
29CHAPTER I. RELIGIONS OP INDIA AND EASTERN ASIA
75CHAPTER XLII. CHINA
30CHAPTER II. HISTORICAL
76CHAPTER XLIII. CHINA (continued)
31CHAPTER III. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIAN RELIGION
77CHAPTER XLIV. CHINA (continued)
32CHAPTER IV. VEDIC DEITIES AND SACRIFICES
78CHAPTER XLV. CHINA (continued)
33CHAPTER V. ASCETICISM AND KNOWLEDGE
79CHAPTER XLVI. CHINA (continued)
34CHAPTER VI. RELIGIOUS LIFE IN PRE-BUDDHIST INDIA
80CHAPTER XLVII. KOREA
35CHAPTER VII. THE JAINS
81CHAPTER XLVIII. ANNAM
36BOOK III. PALI BUDDHISM
82CHAPTER XLIX. TIBET
37CHAPTER VIII. LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
83CHAPTER L
38CHAPTER IX. THE BUDDHA COMPARED WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS TEACHERS
84CHAPTER LI. TIBET (continued)
39CHAPTER X. THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA
85CHAPTER LII
40CHAPTER XI. MONKS AND LAYMEN
86CHAPTER LIII. TIBET (continued)
41CHAPTER XII. ASOKA
87CHAPTER LIV. JAPAN
42CHAPTER XIII. THE CANON
88BOOK VII. MUTUAL INFLUENCE OF EASTERN AND WESTERN RELIGIONS
43CHAPTER XIV. MEDITATION
89CHAPTER LV. INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA
44CHAPTER XV. MYTHOLOGY IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM (pt. 1)
90CHAPTER LVI. INDIAN INFLUENCE IN THE WESTERN WORLD
45CHAPTER XV. MYTHOLOGY IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM (pt. 2)
91CHAPTER LVII. PERSIAN INFLUENCE IN INDIA
46BOOK IV. THE MAHAYANA
92CHAPTER LVIII. MOHAMMEDANISM IN INDIA