The aim of this book is to set forth as simply as possible the gospel of Buddhism according to the Buddhist scriptures, and to consider the Buddhist systems in relation, on the one hand, to the Brahmanical systems in which they originate, and, on the other hand, to those systems of Christian mysticism which afford the nearest analogies. At the same time the endeavor has been made to illustrate the part which Buddhist thought has played in the whole development of Asiatic culture, and to suggest a part of the significance it may still possess for modern thinkers.
Author(s): Ananda Coomaraswamy, Arnold Kunst
Series: Library of the Mystic Arts
Publisher: Citadel Press
Year: 1988
Language: English
Pages: 388
Tags: buddhagospelofbu0000coom;buddhism;comparative religion
Cover
Illustrations on pages 4—26
Half title
Imprint
New Introduction
Preface
Contents
PART I : The Life of The Buddha
PART II : The Gospel of Early Buddhism
I Dhamma
II Samsara and Kamma (Karma)
III Buddhist Heavens and How to Reach Them
IV Nibbana
V Ethics
VI Conscience
VII Spiritual Exercises
VIII Consolation
IX The Order
X Tolerance
XI Women
XII Early Buddhism and Nature
XIII Buddhist Pessimism
XIV A Buddhist Emperor
PART III : Contemporary Systems
I Vedanta
II Samkhya
III Yoga
IV Buddhism and Brahmanism
PART IV: The Mahayana Page
I Beginnings of the Mahayana
II System of the Mahayana
III Ch’an, or Zen Buddhism
PART V: Buddhist Art
I Literature
II Sculpture and Painting
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
