shtha
XX. The Jetavana Vihara--Legends of Buddha
XXI. The Three Predecessors of Sakyamuni
XXII. Legends of Buddha's Birth
XXIII. Legends of Rama and its Tope
XXIV. Where Buddha Renounced the World
XXV. The Kingdom of Vaisali
XXVI. Remarkable Death of Ananda
XXVII. King Asoka's Spirit-built Palace and Halls
XXVIII. Rajagriha, New and Old--Legends Connected with It
XXIX. Fa-Hien Passes a Night on Gridhra-kuta Hill
XXX. Srataparna Cave, or Cave of the First Council
XXXI. Sakyamuni's Attaining to the Buddhaship
XXXII. Legend of King Asoka in a Former Birth
XXXIII. Kasyapa Buddha's Skeleton on Mount Gurupada
XXXIV. On the Way Returning to Patna
XXXV. Dakshina, and the Pigeon Monastery
XXXVI. Fa-Hien's Indian Studies
XXXVII. Fa-Hien's Stay in Champa and Tamalipti
XXXVIII. At Ceylon--Feats of Buddha--His Statue in Jade
XXXIX. Cremation of an Arhat--Sermon of a Devotee
XL. After Two Years Fa-Hien Takes Ship for China
Conclusion
THE SORROWS OF HAN
Introduction
Translator's Preface
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
Act First
Act Second
Act Third
Act Fourth
THE ANALECTS
OF
CONFUCIUS
[_Translated into English by William Jennings_]
PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES
_j_, as in French.
_ng_, commencing a word, like the same letters terminating one.
_ai_ or _ei_, as in _aisle_ or _eider_.
_au_, as in German, or like _ow_ in _cow_.
_e_, as in _fete_.
_i_ (not followed by a consonant), as _ee_ in _see_.
_u_ (followed by a consonant), as in _bull_.
_iu_, as _ew_ in _new_.
_ui_, as _ooi_ in _cooing_.
_h_ at the end of a name makes the preceding vowel short.
_i_ in the middle of a word denotes an aspirate (_h_), as _K'ung_=Khung.
INTRODUCTION
The strangest figure that meets us in the annals of Oriental thought is
that of Confucius. To the popular mind he is the founder of a religion,
and yet he has nothing in common with the great religious teachers of
the East. We think of Siddartha, the founder of Buddhism, as the very
impersonation of romantic asceticism, enthusiastic self-sacrifice, and
faith in the things that are invisible. Zoroaster is the friend of God,
talking face to face with the Almighty, and drinking wisdom and
knowledge from the lips of Omniscience. Mohammed is represented as
snatched up into heaven, where he receives the Divine communication
which he is bidden to propagate with fire and sword throughout the
world. These
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