SINGHALESE LITERATURE.PART V.CHAP. XI.
BUDDHISM AND DEMON-WORSHIP.
- Buddhism as it exists in Ceylon [523]
- Which was the more ancient, Brahmanism or Buddhism [523]
- Various authorities (note) [523]
- Buddhism, its extreme antiquity [524]
- Its prodigious influence [524]
- Sought to be identified with the Druids (note) [524]
- Buddhism an agent of civilisation [525]
- Its features in Ceylon [526]
- The various forms elsewhere [527]
- Points that distinguish it from Brahmanism [528]
- Buddhist theory of human perfection [528]
- Its treatment of caste [530]
- Its respect for other religions [530]
- Anecdote, illustrative of (note) [530]
- Its cosmogony [531]
- Its doctrine of "necessity" [532]
- Transmigration [533]
- Illustration from Lucan (note) [533]
- The priesthood and its attributes [534]
- Buddhist morals [534]
- Prohibition to take life [534]
- Form of worship [535]
- Brahmanical corruptions [536]
- Failure of Buddhism as a sustaining faith [537]
- Its moral influence over the people [538]
- Demon-worship [539]
- Trees dedicated to demons (note) [540]
- Devil priests and their orgies [541]
- Ascendency of these superstitions [542]
- Buddhism as an obstacle to Christianity [543]
- Difficulties presented by the morals of Buddhism [544]
- Prohibition against taking away life (note) [544]