Chinese Buddhism: A Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive and Critical

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Joseph Edkins, who wrote extensively on the Buddhists, gives a thorough descriptive account of Chinese Buddhism. He describes its history and the schools of Chinese Buddhists. The author relies very much on Buddhist literature in describing the faith's moral system, calendar, images, procession, and literature. ADVERTISEMENT PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION PREFACE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A LIFE OF BUDDHA IN FOUR CHAPTERS CHAPTER I. LIFE OF SHAKYAMUNI TILL HIS APPEARANCE AT BENARES AS A TEACHER CHAPTER II. LIFE OF BUDDHA FROM HIS APPEARANCE AS A TEACHER AT BENARES TO THE CONVERSION OF RAHULA CHAPTER III. FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF RAHULA'S RELIGIOUS LIFE TILL THE NEAR APPROACH OF THE NIRVANA CHAPTER IV. LAST DISCOURSES AND DEATH OF BUDDHA CHAPTER V. THE PATRIARCHS OF THE NORTHERN BUDDHISTS CHAPTER VI. SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN CHINA CHAPTER VII. THE SCHOOLS OF CHINESE BUDDHISM CHAPTER VIII. ON CHI-K'AI AND THE T'IEN-T'AI SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM CHAPTER IX. THE BUDDHIST MORAL SYSTEM CHAPTER X. THE BUDDHIST CALENDAR CHAPTER XI. RELATION' OF BUDDHISM TO THE OLDER HINDOO MYTHOLOGY CHAPTER XII. THE BUDDHIST UNIVERSE CHAPTER XIII. THE EXTENDED UNIVERSE OF THE NORTHERN BUDDHISTS CHAPTER XIV. BUDDHIST IMAGES AND IMAGE-WORSHIP CHAPTER XV. MONASTERIES AT P'U-TO CHAPTER XVI. BUDDHIST PROCESSIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, PILGRIMAGES, AND CEREMONIES FOR THE DEAD CHAPTER XVII. BUDDHIST LITERATURE CHAPTER XVIII. THE LENG-YEN-KING—FIRST CHAPTER CHAPTER XIX. THE EKASHLOKA SHASTRA CHAPTER XX. EFFECT OF BUDDHISM ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SUNG DYNASTY CHAPTER XXI. FENG-SHUI, OR THE WIND AND WATER SUPERSTITION OF THE CHINESE CHAPTER XXII. BUDDHIST PHRASEOLOGY IN RELATION TO CHRISTIAN TEACHING CHAPTER XXIII. NOTICE OF THE WU-WEI-KIAU, A REFORMED BUDDHIST SECT CHAPTER XXIV. BUDDHISM AND TAUISM IN THEIR POPULAR ASPECTS CHAPTER XXV. ON THE USE OF SANSCRIT BY THE CHINESE BUDDHISTS CHAPTER XXVI. BOOKS AND PAPERS THAT MAY BE CONSULTED TOR THE STUDY OF CHINESE BUDDHISM. ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF PROPER NAMES AND SUBJECTS ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF TITLES OF COOKS MENTIONED