The History and Literature of Buddhism

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Item Code: IDC879
Author: T.W. RHYS DAVIDS
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Language: English
Edition: 1999
ISBN: 8121509289
Pages: 127
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.8" X 5.8"
Weight 180 gm
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Book Description

About the Book:

Before T.W. Rhys Davids and some others ventured into interpretations of obscure sources of Buddhist philosophy and history, most of the material was lying scattered. It was strange, and very characteristic of the real meaning of true Buddhism, that there was no life of Gautama the Buddha in the Buddhist scriptures. Known sources of the Buddha's life-story like Malalankara Watthu and the Jataka Book were written much after the days of the Buddha. These were more or less in the same tradition and written in Pali. The Pali poem called Jina Carita was written in Ceylon by Buddhadatta as late as in the thirteenth century of our era. Glorious works in Sanskrit like Buddha Carita and Lalitavistara are almost certainly dated in the present era.

Rhys Davids, who followed the established codes of research in classical history and literature, felt that "Buddhism should not be treated as a religion such as is understood by those who regard religion as consisting of certain beliefs and ideas concerning the soul and its destiny and of the various deities who are supposed to help or hinder human beings in the attainment of the ultimate goal. He regards Buddhism as a different kind of religion divorced from all that is known of religion in the traditional sense of the term."

About the Author:

T.W. Rhys Davids has been a member of Ceylon Civil Service and spent long time in India. He was a famous Pali scholar and well-known to all who are interested in the study of Indian religions. Few writers have contributed so much to our knowledge of Buddhism. He founded Pali Text Society in 1882 and was a constant contributor to its publications. He was made a Professor of Pali and Buddhist literature at the University College, London in 1882 and in 1904 was appointed Professor of Comparative Religion at Manchester. He also acted for some time as Secretary and Librarian, the Royal Asiatic Society.

 

Contents

 

Lecture 1

Religious Theories in India before Buddhism

 

Lecture 2

The Authorities on which Our Knowledge of Buddhism is Based

 

Lecture 3

The Life of the Buddha

 

Lecture 4

The Secret of Buddhism

 

Lecture 5

The Secret of Buddhism (contd.)

 

Lecture 6

Some Notes on the History of Buddhsm

Appendix to Lecture 2

Index

 

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