Sermons of a Buddhist Abbot

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids Soyen Shaku's lectures on Buddhism are a must-have-primer for all Western people interested in this Eastern religion. Contents: Translator's Preface The Sutra Of Forty-Two Chapters The God-Conception Of Buddhism Assertions And Denials Immortality Buddhist Faith. Buddhist Ethics What Is Buddhism? The Middle Way The Wheel Of The Good Law The Phenomenal And The Supraphenomenal Reply To A Christian Critic Ignorance And Enlightenment. Spiritual Enlightenment Practice Of Dhyana Kwannon Bosatz Buddhism And Oriental Culture The Story Of Deer Park The Story Of The Gem-Hunting The Sacrifice For A Stanza Buddhist View Of War At The Battle Of Nan-Shan Hill An Address Delivered At A Service Held In Memory Of Those Who Died In The Russo-Japanese War