Buddhism Its Historical The Oretical And Popular Aspects

Name : Buddhism Its Historical The Oretical And Popular Aspects

Author : Ernest J. Eitel

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121231732

Language : English

Pages : 101-200 Pages

Publish Year : 2020

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About the Book : - 'A small and concise book the treaties Buddhism from 3 distinct aspects: if starts by viewing Buddhism as an event in history, then as a system of doctrine and finally it is treated as a popular religion. The book formed a par of a series of lectures delivered in the winter of 1870-71. The book is an 1873 publication. About the Author :- Ernest Johann Eitel or alternatively Ernest John Eitel was a German-born Protestant who became a notable missionary in China and civil servant in British Hong Kong, where he served as Inspector of Schools from 1879 to 1896. Adopting the Chinese name, he came to Lilang, Xin'an district in Guangdong, China under the Basel Mission. Facing refusal of permission to marry an ex-Catholic, he transferred to the London Missionary Society at Canton in April 1865 and took charge of the Boluo Mission and the Hakka villages outside Canton. He published his Cantonese dictionary, Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese Dialect in 1877. This expanded the work of James Legge on the Kangxi Dictionary. In January 1870 he moved to Hong Kong while still having charge of the Boluo Mission. In 1875, he became Director of Chinese Studies. In 1878, he was appointed Supervisor of Interpreters and Translator to the Supreme Court though he resigned this post in 1882 after censure for accepting private payment for translation work he was required to do anyway

Country of Origin : India