Ancient Faiths and Modern: A Dissertation Upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, Before the Christian Era. Showing Their Relations to Religious Customs as They Now Exist |
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Page viii
... Buddha , for example - did not lose , by comparison , with the brightest light of Chris- tianity ; and that such large cities as London and Paris , have as much vice within them as ancient Rome or modern Cal- cutta . I found , moreover ...
... Buddha , for example - did not lose , by comparison , with the brightest light of Chris- tianity ; and that such large cities as London and Paris , have as much vice within them as ancient Rome or modern Cal- cutta . I found , moreover ...
Page xvi
... Buddha tempted by the Devil , and by women , like St Anthony . Buddha's life reduced to writing , at least B.C. 90. Hardy on Budd- hist miracles . His remarks criticised . Necessity for miracles is doubtful . Sakya and a future life ...
... Buddha tempted by the Devil , and by women , like St Anthony . Buddha's life reduced to writing , at least B.C. 90. Hardy on Budd- hist miracles . His remarks criticised . Necessity for miracles is doubtful . Sakya and a future life ...
Page xvii
... Buddha and Peter . Immaculate conception of Sakya . Old Simeon - a repetition . Wise men from the East . St Ursula . Three Buddhist councils to compile scrip- tures . Buddhism lapsed into image - worship and processions . Progress of ...
... Buddha and Peter . Immaculate conception of Sakya . Old Simeon - a repetition . Wise men from the East . St Ursula . Three Buddhist councils to compile scrip- tures . Buddhism lapsed into image - worship and processions . Progress of ...
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... Buddha . We We may also investigate impartially such doctrines as the immaculate conception , and the existence of angels . When treating , however , a subject like the religions of the ancient and modern world , it is difficult to ...
... Buddha . We We may also investigate impartially such doctrines as the immaculate conception , and the existence of angels . When treating , however , a subject like the religions of the ancient and modern world , it is difficult to ...
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... Buddha tempted by the Devil , and by women , like St. Anthony . Buddha's life reduced to writing , at least B.C. 90. Hardy on Buddhist miracles . His remarks criticised . Necessity for miracles is doubtful . Sakya and a future life ...
... Buddha tempted by the Devil , and by women , like St. Anthony . Buddha's life reduced to writing , at least B.C. 90. Hardy on Buddhist miracles . His remarks criticised . Necessity for miracles is doubtful . Sakya and a future life ...
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