Also,
THE POPULAR LIFE OF BUDDHA.
"Contends that the atheistic and soulless Buddhism was drawn from the 'Great Vehicle,' which was a spurious system introduced about the time of the Christian era, whereas the 'Little Vehicle,' compiled by Asoka, contained the motto, 'Confess and believe in God.' There are a large number of passages drawn from the sacred books, which tend to prove that Mr. Lillie is right in his theory of Buddhist theology. Even Dr. Rhys Davids admits that the Cakkavati Buddha was to early Buddhists what the Messiah Logos was to early Christians. 'If this be so,' as Mr. Lillie is justified in asking, how can an atheist believe in a 'Word of God made flesh?'
"Mr. Lillie thus sums up the originalities of the Buddhist movement:—Enforced vegetarianism for the whole nation; enforced abstinence from wine; abolition of slavery: the introduction of the principle of forgiveness of injuries in opposition to the lex talionis; uncompromising antagonism to all national religious rites that were opposed to the gnosis or spiritual development of the individual; beggary, continence, and asceticism for religious teachers."—Spectator.
"Contains many quotations from the Buddhist religious writings, which are beautiful and profound—a most readable book."—Saturday Review.
"Our author has unquestionably the story-teller's gift."—St. James Gazette.
THE
INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM
ON
PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY
BY
ARTHUR LILLIE
AUTHOR OF "BUDDHISM IN CHRISTENDOM," ETC.
LONDON
SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO.
NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1893