The dhamma of Gotama the Buddha and the gospel of Jesus the Christ; a critical inquiry into the alleged relations of Buddhism with primitive Christianity

Aiken, Charles Francis, 1863-1925

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I.— THE ANTECEDENTS OFBUDDHISM — BRAHMANISM CHAPTER I Vedic and Brahman Rites 3 The Aryan invaders of India — Their gods chiefly nature-deities — Monotheistic tendencies — The sacrifices — Worship of the pitris — Rude superstitions — Transition to Brahmanism — Elaborate liturgy — Sacredness of the sacrifice — The Agni-hotra — The sacred Vedas — Sacred formulae — Purificatory rites — Retribution of good and evil deeds, transmigration, karma — Brahman religion more than an empty formalism. CHAPTER II Social and Religious Institutions 16 The caste-system — Brahmans, Kshatri

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