Description: Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch (In Three Volumes)Eliot, CharlesPublished by Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1962 This is a facsimile edition of Sir Charles Eliot's great work on Hinduism and Buddhism, first published in 1921. Begun in 1907, it was practically complete when the World War I broke out. The author lived for some time in the Far East, and paid many visits to India, during which time he was able to collect and collate the vast amount of information presented here. This collection examines, amongst other things, the influence of Indian thought in Eastern Asia, the origin and growth of Hinduism, Eastern polytheism, Hindu and Buddhist scriptures, and new forms of Buddhism. Contents include: Vol 1: Influence of Indian Thought in Eastern AsiaOrigin and Growth of HinduismThe BuddhaAsokaNew Forms of BuddhismRevival of HinduismEuropean Influence and Modern HinduismBuddhist/Hindu doctrines (comprising many chapters)Early Indian ReligionPali Buddhism…and many more Vol 2: The MahayanaHinduism Vol 3: Buddhism Outside India (Ceylon, Burma, Java and the Malay Archipelago, China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, etc)Mutual Influence of Eastern and Western Religions About the author (from Wikipedia): Sir Charles Norton Edgcumbe Eliot GCMG CB PC (8 January 1862 – 16 March 1931) was a British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist. He served as Commissioner of British East Africa in 1900–1904. He was British Ambassador to Japan in 1919–1925. He was also known as a malacologist and marine biologist. He described the sea slug species Chelidonura varians Eliot, 1903. Eliot was born in the village of Sibford Gower near Banbury, Oxfordshire, England and educated at Cheltenham College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a double first in classical moderations and Greats, as well as winning the Craven, Ireland and Hertford scholarships. Remarkably, he also won the Boden Sanskrit Scholarship and the Houghton Syriac prize. He was a noteworthy linguist, with a full knowledge of 16 languages and conversant in 20 more. Eliot served in diplomatic posts in Russia (1885), Morocco (1892), Turkey (1893), and Washington, D.C. (1899). He also served as British Commissioner in Samoa. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1898 Birthday Honours and was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the New Year honours list 1 January 1900. He was the British Ambassador to Japan in 1920–1926: though the position was not renewed, he stayed in Japan, studying the practice of Buddhism there. He regretted the 1921 decision to end the Anglo-Japanese alliance in 1923. Taken ill with influenza, he decided to return to England, but died on the journey on 16 March 1931 and was buried at sea in the Straits of Malacca.
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Author: Eliot, Charles
Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul
Topic: Buddhism
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Year Printed: 1971
