Hand-Book Of Chinese Buddhism: Being A Sanskrit-Chinese Dictionary With Vocabularies Of Buddhist Terms

About the Book:-The author reveals that no apology is needed for the appearance of this little book, though it is the first attempt of its kind. The student of Chinese religious literature finds themselves at almost every step hampered by the continual recurrence of Sanskrit and other foreign terms embedded in the text, generally without a word of explanation. These form a series of vexatious riddles for a clue to which one has to go beyond the range of a Chinese library. This is especially the case with Buddhist works, many of which are simply translations from Sanskrit or Pali or Tibetan originals. Hence arises the need of a Dictionary like the present which aims at smoothing the pathway to an understanding of Buddhism and of native religions influenced by it. That this is a real want is proved by the cordial response with which the announcement of this publication has been received. No doubt the present volume has many defects and omissions, but the writer feels confident that it will enable anyone who has acquired an ordinary acquaintance with the Chinese language, to read and understand all the popular Buddhist classics, from the study of which Missionaries and others have been deterred by the inability of Chinese Pundits to give any assistance in that direction. This edition was first published in 1888. Being it is Sanskrit Chinese dictionary with vocabularies of Buddhist terms in Pali, Sinhalese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian, and Japanese. About the Author:-Ernst 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 (pinyin: Ōudélǐ), 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. From March 1879 to 1896, Eitel served as Inspector of Schools of the Hong Kong Government. He was particularly vigorous in promoting education for girls and pursued a policy of private education over government-run schooling. He also served as Private Secretary to Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy for about two years from 1880 to 1881, again resigning under a cloud, the Governor accusing him of having exceeded his authority. The Title 'Hand-Book Of Chinese Buddhism: Being A Sanskrit-Chinese Dictionary With Vocabularies Of Buddhist Terms written/authored/edited by Ernest J. Eitel', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121234610 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 336 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-