The three religions of China: lectures delivered at Oxford

Introductory: the three religions.--Confucius and his school.--Taoism: Laotzŭ, Chuang-Tzŭ, and their school.--Buddha and Buddhism.--The idea of God.--Man's relationship and approach to the divine.--Cosmological ideas.--The soul, ancestor worship, eschatology.--Moral ideas.--Sin and its conseque...

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Main Author: Soothill, William Edward 1861-1935 (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] Hodder and Stoughton [1913]
In:Year: 1913
Reviews:The Three Religions of China. W. E. Soothill (1914)
Further subjects:B Taoism
B Buddhism China
B Confucianism
B China Religion
B Cults China
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Summary:Introductory: the three religions.--Confucius and his school.--Taoism: Laotzŭ, Chuang-Tzŭ, and their school.--Buddha and Buddhism.--The idea of God.--Man's relationship and approach to the divine.--Cosmological ideas.--The soul, ancestor worship, eschatology.--Moral ideas.--Sin and its consequences.--The official cult, or public religion.--Private religion.--Index.
Item Description:"These lectures were delivered during the long vacation of 1912, in Queen's college, Oxford, under the auspices of the Board for the training of missionaries."--Pref