The light of the world : a brief comparative study of Christianity and non-Christian religions . escribe the place of woman in Hindu society andthe influence of Hinduism upon ideals of womanhood. What are the defects in the Hindu ideas of God? Summarize the contrasts between Hinduism andChristianity. What are the points of contact between Hinduism andChristianity? SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS Monier Williams, Hinduism, Gorham, 1894. Monier Williams, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Mac-millan, 1891. Hopkins, The Religions of India, Ginn & Co., 1895. Mitchell, The Great Religions of India, Revell, 1905. Ro
The light of the world : a brief comparative study of Christianity and non-Christian religions . escribe the place of woman in Hindu society andthe influence of Hinduism upon ideals of womanhood. What are the defects in the Hindu ideas of God? Summarize the contrasts between Hinduism andChristianity. What are the points of contact between Hinduism andChristianity? SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS Monier Williams, Hinduism, Gorham, 1894. Monier Williams, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Mac-millan, 1891. Hopkins, The Religions of India, Ginn & Co., 1895. Mitchell, The Great Religions of India, Revell, 1905. Robson, Hinduism and Christianity, Oliphant,Anderson & Ferrier, 1905. Barth, Religions of India, Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,1882. Wilkins, Modern Hinduism, Scribner, Welford &Co., 1887. Slater, The Higher Hinduism in Relation to Chris-tianity, Stock, 1902. Datta, The Desire of India, Student Volunteer Mis-sionary Union, 1907. Bose, Brahmoism, or History of Reformed Hindu-ism, Funk & Wagnalls, 1884. Lillingstone, Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samaj, Mac-millan, 1901. CHAPTER IIBUDDHISM. CHAPTER II BUDDHISM Of all the non-Christian religions Buddhism is „ .. 0 Resemblance usually regarded as most akin to Christianity. to chris-The character of its founder more nearly resembles character of Christ than the character of anyother great religious teacher, such as Mohammed,or ethical teacher, such as Confucius, or Indiandeity, such as Krishna or Rama. Its moral teach-ings in their purity and kindliness seem to breathethe spirit of the New Testament ideal of a goodman. Its sacred books are full of stories wearinga racial color very unlike the stories of the Gos-pels, but bearing, also, a curious resemblance tothem. Its priesthood and worship and imagerydismayed the Roman Catholic missionaries whosaw in them a diabolical adaptation of their attractive has Buddhism appeared to manyWestern minds that they have felt sure that it wasone of the great divine lessons, a faith which em-
Size: 1233px × 2027px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectreligions, bookyear19
