Questions of King Milinda Part 02

SR No.: 007682
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T W Rhys Davids
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1894
Total Pages: 2240
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 38 MB

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PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION. I. WAS TÂOISM OLDER THAN LÃO-ZZE ? . .
Three Religions in China. Peculiarity of the Tâo Teh King. II. THE TEXTS OF THE TÃO TEH KING AND KWANG-ZZE
SHO, AS REGARDS THEIR AUTHENTICITY AND GENUINE
NESS, AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF THEM . . . i. The Tào Teh King. The evidence of Sze-mâ Khien, the historian ; of Lieh-zze, Han Fei-zze, and other Taoist writers; and of Pan Kû. The Catalogue of the Imperial Library of Han; and that of the Sui dynasty. The Commentaries of
the old man of the Ho-side,' and of Wang Pî. Division into Parts and Chapters, and number of Characters in the Text.
ii. The Writings of Kwang-zze. Importance to Taoism of those Writings. The division of the Books into three Parts. Their general Title and its meaning.
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III. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE NAME TÃO? AND THE
CHIEF POINTS OF BELIEF IN TAOISM . . . . Meaning of the name. Usage of the term Thien. Peculiar usage of it by Kwang-zze. Mr. Giles's view that the name
God' is the equivalent of Thien. Relation of the Tâo to the name Tî. No idea of Creation-proper in Taoism. Man is composed of body and spirit. That the cultivation of the Tâo promotes longevity. Startling results of the Tâo; and how It proceeds by contraries. The paradisiacal state. The decay of Taoism before the growth of knowledge. The moral and practical teachings of Lào-zze. Humility; his three Jewels; that good is to be returned for evil.
IV. ACCOUNTS OF LÂO-ZZE AND KWANG-BZE GIVEN BY
SzE-MÃ KHIẾN • • • • • • • •
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V. ON THE TRACTATE OF ACTIONS AND THEIR RETRIBUTIONS
Peculiar style and nature of the Treatise. Its date. Meaning of the Title. Was the old Taoism a Religion? The Kang family. Influence of Buddhism on Taoism.
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