Buddhism in China
By: By the Rev. S. Beal ... Published under the direction of the Committee of general literature and education appointed by the Society for promoting Christian knowledge.
Contributors: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). General Literature Committee.
Series: Non-Christian religious systems
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; E. & J.B. Young & Co.
Published: 1884
Place of publication: London [etc.]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Buddha and Buddhism -- China
Table of contents: title: Introductory; title: Whence our knowledge of the Northern Books has been derived; title: Agreement between Early Northern and Southern Books; title: Historical connexion between India and China; title: The dream of Ming-ti; title: The origin of the Sâkyas; title: The legend of Sâkya Buddha; title: The "Life of Buddha," by Asvaghosha; title: Subsequent history of Buddhism in China (historical connexion); title: Buddhism in its philosophical and religious aspects; title: The worship of Kwan-yin; title: The Western paradise of the Buddhists; title: Ritual services of Kwan-yin; title: Amitābha; title: Buddhism as a philosophy; title: Buddha's conception of God; title: On the soul; title: The future hope : Nirvāna; title: The ethics of Buddhism; title: The substance of the Vinaya; title: The order; title: Buddhism considered practically; title: Heaven and hell; title: The tolerant spirit of Buddhism; title: Buddhism considered aesthetically