But it is time to stop. Buddhism is a subject which easily ramifies into so many directions, that it is necessary to limit these remarks.

Mr. Watters' papers on Chinese Buddhism have been already referred to, in the sketch of the history of Chinese Buddhism in an early part of this volume. They contain a historical summary of Chinese Buddhism, an account of the Buddhas, and a sketch of the Confucianist opposition.

Dr. Eitel's valuable Three Lectures on Buddhism, and an article by him on the "Nirvana of Chinese Buddhism," in the Chinese Recorder, June 1870, should be consulted by the student.

In "Buddhism in China," by Rev. S. Beal, the reader will find much to interest. Mr. Beal believed in the Persian influence which produced the legend of Amitabha, and in the Sabean origin of Sukhavati (Socotra), the island of the blessed. In this he is right.

The works of Sir Monier Williams and Dr. Rhys Davids on Buddhism generally are the productions of writers of

great erudition and long experience. They naturally throw valuable light on Chinese Buddhism from the Indian side. Sir Edwin Arnold's "Light of Asia" is a charming poem, which has made Buddhist thought familiar to many readers who knew nothing of it before. Some works from Pali have been translated in the "Sacred Books of the East." Such is the number of new publications on the subject of Buddhism, that it is evident the reader has it in his power to obtain a thorough knowledge of this religion. He can test for himself how far it softens manners and teaches kindness, encourages faith in the supernatural, and testifies to the vanity of the world; at the same time he will learn that for the revelation of moral evil and its remedy, of God and of immortality, Buddhism makes no effort that can for a moment compare with the work which Christianity has done for mankind.

Footnotes

^408:1 Foe koue ki, ou Relation des Royaumes Bouddhiques; par Chy Fa-hian.

^408:2 Travels of Fa-hian and Sung-yun, Buddhist Pilgrims, from China to India.

^408:3 Records of Buddhistic Kingdoms.

^410:1 Lau-shan is near Kiau-cheu, latitude 36 degrees, east longitude 5 degrees 25'. The port of Kiau-cheu exports felt hats, umbrellas, fruit, and cabbages to Shanghai.

^412:1 This account of Dr. Eitel's book is reprinted from the Chinese Recorder, where it appeared in 1871 as a review.

^416:1 See Burnouf and Lassen's Essai sur le Pali.

^416:2 The Pali forms are Samana, Kassapa.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF PROPER NAMES AND SUBJECTS.

A-CHA-LI-YA, <page 399>. See Acharya, A-je-li, and O-che-li-ye.

Acharya (A-che-li), <page 35>, <page 399>. See A-je-li, A-cha-li-ya, and O-che-hi-ye.

Ach'obhya, <page 234>, <page 236>, <page 279>, <page 281>.

Adam, <page 14>.