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<p>This book was published under the Hibbert Lecture Series 1881. The volume talks about Buddhism its origins and its development as a mainstream religion. The first lecture talks about philosophy during its emerging stage and it is discussed in parallel to certain concepts which were prevalent before Buddhism such as monotheism transmigration pantheism animism polytheism and other reformation made before the establishment of Buddhism etc. This series also covers the assessment of certain Buddhist canons like Pali pitakas and discusses the fundamental Buddhist concepts such as karma. Also the hagiographical literature of Buddha and various forms of Buddhism practiced postBuddha’s death are discussed in this lecture series. Overall this book is written from the perspective of comparative studies with nonBuddhist traditions prevalent during the Buddha’s period and afterward. About the Author T.W. Rhys Davids (18431922) was an English scholar of the Pali language and founder of the Pali Text Society. After passing his ICS exam he was posted in Ceylon. He is the author of several scholarly works on Buddhism.</p>
