Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
Charles Eliot
48 chapters · 21 h 15 min · English
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Started in 1907, An Historical Sketch was a work in 3 volumes, of which this is the first. The author was a British diplomat posted to Asia and his great work was interrupted by World War I, finally being published in 1921. It has been described as the definitive work on the subject and the style is easy to read and follow.
Chapters
1 Preface 6 min 2 Book 1: Influence of Indian Thought in Eastern Asia 13 min 3 Origin and Growth of Hinduism 14 min 4 The Buddha 10 min 5 Asoka 3 min 6 Extension of Buddhism and Hinduism Beyond India 17 min 7 New Forms of Buddhism 11 min 8 Revival of Hinduism 23 min 9 Later Forms of Hinduism 20 min 10 European Influence and Modern Hinduism 8 min 11 Change and Permanence in Buddhism 7 min 12 Rebirth and the Nature of the Soul 30 min 13 Chapter 12 14 min 14 Chapter 13 8 min 15 Eastern Pessimism and Renunciation 11 min 16 Eastern Polytheism 5 min 17 The Extravagance of Hinduism 6 min 18 The Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures 10 min 19 Morality and Will 8 min 20 The Origin of Evil 9 min 21 Church and State 7 min 22 Public Worship and Ceremonial 8 min 23 The Worship of the Reproductive Forces 5 min 24 Hinduism in Practice 10 min 25 Buddhism in Practice 9 min 26 Interest of Indian Thought for Europe 28 min 27 Book 2: Early Indian Religion A General View 4 min 28 Religions of India and Eastern Asia 26 min 29 Historical 53 min 30 General Characteristics of Indian Religion 50 min 31 Vedic Deities and Sacrifices 57 min 32 Asceticism and Knowledge 50 min 33 Religious Life in Pre-Buddhist India 58 min 34 The Jains 1 h 2 min 35 Book 3: Pali Buddhism 4 min 36 Life of Buddha Parts 1 and 2 43 min 37 Life of Buddha Part 3 44 min 38 Life of Buddha Parts 4 and 5 52 min 39 The Buddha Compared to Other Religious Leaders 26 min 40 The Teaching of the Buddha Parts 1 and 2 53 min 41 The Teaching of Buddha Parts 3, 4 and 5 1 h 21 min 42 The Teaching of Buddha Part 6 48 min 43 Monks and Laymen 45 min 44 Asoka 1 h 2 min 45 The Canon Parts 1, 2 and 3 27 min 46 The Canon Parts 4, 5 and 6 23 min 47 Meditation 58 min 48 Mythology in Hinduism and Buddhism 52 min
