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Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity

Chapter 52: Transcriber’s Notes
By Sir Monier Monier-Williams
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A scholarly survey traces Buddhism from its earliest Indian origins through canonical Pāli and later northern developments, explaining core doctrines, monastic institutions, ritual practices, and textual history. It situates Buddhism alongside Brahmanical and Hindu traditions and compares doctrinal differences and points of contact with Christianity, while treating Jainism and Tibetan Lamaism. Linguistic and textual evidence from Pāli and Sanskrit sources supports historical and doctrinal analysis, and the narrative includes consideration of modern manifestations across Asian regions. The presentation blends philological research and field observation with an analytical perspective aimed at clarifying continuities, divergences, and transformations within Buddhist thought and practice.

WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

Brāhmanism and Hindūism, or Religious Thought and Life in India, as based on the Veda and other Sacred Books of the Hindūs. Third and cheaper Edition, with full index. John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1887. 10s. 6d.

Indian Wisdom, or Examples of the Religious, Philosophical, and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindūs: with a brief history of the chief departments of Sanskṛit Literature, and some account of the past and present condition of India, Moral and Intellectual.

Modern India and the Indians: A Series of Impressions, Notes, and Essays. Fourth Edition, with index. Trübner & Co., Ludgate Hill. 1888.

Hindūism. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Sanskṛit-English Dictionary. Published at the University Press, Oxford. Henry Frowde, 7 Paternoster Row. 1888.

English-Sanskṛit Dictionary. At the India Office.

Practical Sanskṛit Grammar. Fourth Edition. At the University Press, Oxford. Henry Frowde, 7 Paternoster Row. 1877.

Sanskṛit Manual with Exercises. W. H. Allen & Co.

Ṡakuntalā. A Sanskṛit Drama, in Seven Acts; the Text, with critical and explanatory notes and literal English translations. Second Edition. At the University Press, Oxford. Henry Frowde, 7 Paternoster Row. 1876. 8vo. cloth, 21s.

Vikramorrasī. A Sanskṛit Drama. The Text. Stephen Austin, Hertford.

A Free Translation in English Prose and Verse of the Sanskṛit Drama Ṡakoontalā, with a portrait of the heroine and her two friends. Fifth Edition. John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1887. 7s. 6d. First Edition printed on fine paper, illuminated and illustrated by Stephen Austin, Hertford.

Story of Nala: A Sanskṛit Poem, with full Vocabulary and an improved version of Dean Milman’s Translation. University Press, Oxford, and 7 Paternoster Row.

Application of the Roman Alphabet to the Languages of India. Longmans.

Practical Hindūstānī Grammar. Longmans.

Bāgh o Bahār. The Hindūstānī Text in the Roman character. Longmans.

Transcriber’s Notes

  • Corrected palpable typos.
  • Incorporated most author’s corrections into the text.
  • Inserted author’s additions into additional footnotes tagged “—Corr.”