The Light of Asia and the Light of the World [1885]

The subtitle of this work provides an adequate summary of its contents: "A Comparison of the Legend, the Doctrine, and the Ethics of the Budda with the Story, the Doctrine, and the Ethics of Christ". Written by an accomplished 19th century Christian scholar, professor, pastor and missionary. The work contains numerous notations of documentation with quotations in context. It is referred to by Robert Speer as "the best statement of our Christian faith as contrasted with Buddhism" (David B. Calhoun, 'Princeton Seminary,' Vol. 1; p. 494, n.33). — This title is comprised of over 390 pages; an exhaustive Scripture Index has been prepared for and added to this digital version.