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Book SynopsisThe object of Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch is to trace the history and development of religion in India and elsewhere with occasional remarks on its latest phases. This book is an attempt to give a sketch of Indian thought or Indian religion -- for the two terms are nearly equivalent in extent-and of its history and influence in Asia.
Table of ContentsSection I: Buddhism Outside India -- Expansion of Indian Influence; Ceylon; Burma; Siam; Camboja; Champa; Java and the Malay Archipelago; Central Asia; China. Introductory; China (Continued). History; China (Continued). The Canon; China (Continued). Schools of Chinese Buddhism; China (Continued). Chinese Buddhism at the Present Day; Korea; Annam; Tibet: Introductory; Tibet (Continued): History; Tibet (Continued): The Canon; Tibet (Continued): Doctrines of Lamaism; Tibet (Continued): Sects; Japan. Section II: Mutual Influence of Eastern and Western Religions -- Influence of Christianity in India; Indian Influence in the Western World; Persian Influence in India; Mohammedanism in India; Index.
