Chinese Buddhism
Subtitle: a Volume of Sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical
By: by Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D., ...
Series: Trübner's Oriental Series
Publisher: Trübner & Co.
Published: 1880
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
Subjects: Buddhism -- China -- History; China -- Religion
Table of contents: title: Title page
pagenum: 1
label: Title; title: Advertisement
pagenum: n28
label: Advert; title: Preface. vii-xiv
pagenum: n30
label: Preface; title: Contents xvi-xxiii
pagenum: n38
label: Contents; title: Errata. (1)-(2)
pagenum: n48
label: Errata; title: Introduction: Buddhism deserves examination — Researches of Remusat, Burnouf, Koeppen, and St. Hilaire Sanscrit manuscripts from Nepaul — Buddhist books reveal to view the ancient Hindoo world — The opening scene of the Kin-kang-king. (1–9)
pagenum: n50
label: Intro; label: Part
title: A Life of Buddha, in four Chapters.; title: I. Life of shakyamuni till his Appearance at Benares as a Teacher. (11–26)
pagenum: n60
label: Chapter; title: II. Life of Buddha from his Appearance as a Teacher at Benares to the Conversion of Rahula. (27–33)
pagenum: n76
label: Chapter; title: III. From the Commencement of Rahulas religious Life till the near Approach of the Nirvana. (34–45)
pagenum: n83
label: Chapter; title: IV. Last Discourses and Death of Buddha. (46–59)
pagenum: n95
label: Chapter; title: V. The Patriarchs of the Northern Buddhists. (60–86)
pagenum: n109
label: Chapter; title: VI. A Sketch of the History of Buddhism in China. (87–154)
pagenum: n136
label: Chapter; title: VII. The Schools of Chinese Buddhism. (155–174)
pagenum: n204
label: Chapter; title: VIII. On Chi-K'ai and the T'ien-T'ai School of Buddhism. (175–187)
pagenum: n224
label: Chapter; title: IX. The Buddhist Moral System. (188–204)
pagenum: n237
label: Chapter; title: X. The Buddhist Calendar. (205–212)
pagenum: n254
label: Chapter; title: XI. Relation of Buddhism to the older Hindoo Mythology. (213–220)
pagenum: n262
label: Chapter; title: XII. The Buddhist Universe. (221–227)
pagenum: n270
label: Chapter; title: XIII. The Extended Universe of The Northern Buddhists. (228–238)
pagenum: n277
label: Chapter; title: XIV. Buddhist Images and Image-worship. (239–258)
pagenum: n288
label: Chapter; title: XV. Monasteries At P'u-To. (259–267)
pagenum: n308
label: Chapter; title: XVI. Buddhist Processions, Associations, Pilgrimages, and Ceremonies for the Dead. (268–272)
pagenum: n317
label: Chapter; title: XVII. Buddhist Literature. (273–288)
pagenum: n322
label: Chapter; title: XVIII. The Leng-Yen-King — First Chapter. (289–301)
pagenum: n338
label: Chapter; title: XIX. The Ekashloka Shastra. (302–317)
pagenum: n351
label: Chapter; title: XX. Effect of Buddhism on the Philosophy of the Sung Dynasty. (318–326)
pagenum: n367
label: Chapter; title: XXI. Feng-shui, or The Wind and Water Superstition of the Chinese. (327–352)
pagenum: n376
label: Chapter; title: XXII. Buddhist Phraseology in Relation to Christian Teaching. (353–370)
pagenum: n402
label: Chapter; title: XXIII. Notice of the Wu-Wei-Kiau, a Reformed Buddhist Sect. (371–379)
pagenum: n420
label: Chapter; title: XXIV. Buddhism and Tauism in their popular Aspects. (380–397)
pagenum: n429
label: Chapter; title: XXV. On the Use of Sanscrit by the Chinese Buddhists. (398–407)
pagenum: n447
label: Chapter; title: XXVI. Books and Papers that may be consulted for the Study of Chinese Buddhism. (408–419)
pagenum: n457
label: Chapter; title: Alphabetical Index of Proper Names and Subjects. (422–443)
pagenum: n471
label: Index; title: Alphabetical Index of Titles of Books Mentioned. (445–453)
pagenum: n494
label: Index