BUDDHIST ESSAYS

About the Book:-The author reveals that the following essays contain nothing new or original concerning Buddhism, but they may perhaps serve to render easier the understanding of some so-called obscure points in the teaching of the Buddha. What claim — if any — this work may have to superiority over many others upon the same subject, rests in this — that it is the outcome, not only of the study of books, but also of personal intercourse with native scholars both in Ceylon and Burma. Buddhism, that wonderful teaching which declares life to be sorrow and yet is free from pessimism; which apparently inculcates the profoundest egoism and yet is charged with the loftiest morality; which denies the " I," the soul, and yet teaches absolute responsibility for their own deeds through rebirth; which is without God or faith or prayer and yet offers the most certain salvation, — this wonderful teaching was founded by Gautama, of the aristocratic Sakya clan — the "proud Sakyas." He saw and felt that all life was sorrow, and, pained and disgusted, "black-haired, in the bloom of youth," he left his father's palace as a mendicant, in order that by religious exercises and mortifications he might find salvation from the universal sorrow. The horrors of disease, old age, and death all at once burst upon his sight. It was with him as with some traveller by night who believes himself in the midst of a beautiful landscape. So far as has appeared necessary to a full understanding of the text, references in the original tongue have been added, but as the book is designed for the lay reader alone, no particular effort has been made to meet the demands of an exacting scholarship. One reproach, however, may possibly be brought against it — that it abounds in repetitions — but the cause of this is to be found in the specific character of the Buddha's thought, which is no mere picture, but a genuine product of nature existing, as it were, in three dimensions. It was originally published in 1908. About the Author:-Paul Dahlke (1865 – 1928) was a German physician and one of the founders of Buddhism in Germany. He wrote extensively about Buddhist teaching and living and translated Buddhist literature into German. In 1924 he established “Das Buddhistische Haus” considered to be the first Buddhist temple in Europe. In 1898, he started a journey around the world and was fascinated by the South Pacific. He also stopped over in Ceylon where he encountered Buddhism. He had read about Buddhism when he had studied Schopenhauer. Two years later he went on his second journey, this time specifically to Ceylon to learn more about Buddhism. He learned Pali and met local Sinhala Buddhist monks among them Hikkaduwe Sumangala, Suriyagoda Sumangala, Nyananissara und Wagiswara. The Title 'BUDDHIST ESSAYS written/authored/edited by PAUL DAHLKE', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121224550 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 374 (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:-