The Dhamma of Gotama the Buddha and the Gospel of Jesus the Christ: A Critical Inquiry Into the Alleged Relations of Buddhism with Primitive Christianity

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Marlier, limited, 1900 - 348 pages
 

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Page 92 - If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
Page 94 - Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good ; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth...
Page 248 - And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Page 329 - Christ and other Masters. A Historical Inquiry into some of the Chief Parallelisms and Contrasts between Christianity and the Religious Systems of the Ancient World.
Page 191 - Sacrifice and oblation thou wouldest not, but a body thou hast fitted to me : holocausts for sin did not please thee. Then said I, Behold, I come : in the head of the book it is written of me that I should do thy will, O God.
Page 70 - Then the Blessed One addressed the brethren, and said: 'Behold now, brethren, I exhort you, saying, "Decay is inherent in all component things! Work out your salvation with diligence !" ' This was the last word of the Tathagatal 11.
Page 95 - Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled ; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gather it little by little. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me.
Page 122 - ... passing away which leaves nothing whatever to remain behind !" is a spot to be visited with feelings of reverence and awe.
Page 3 - He who has committed a sin and has repented, is freed from that sin, but he is purified only by (the resolution of) ceasing (to sin and thinking)
Page 109 - How are we to conduct ourselves, Lord, with regard to womankind ? ' ' Don't see them, Ananda.' ' But if we should see them, what are we to do ? '

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