Word: buddhism
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Judge, of New York, vice-president of the General Theosophical Society, lectured last evening in Holden Chapel, on "The Underlying Basis of All Religions." He said that religion of some sort universally prevails, and that its three greatest divisions are Brahmanism, Buddhism and Christianity. Of these, Brahmanism is the oldest, but it has not as mand followers as the other two; Buddhism embraces two-thirds of the human race; Christianity includes a large part of the remaining third. If, then, we can find any common foundation underlying these three great branches of religion, we may safely regard...
Brahmanism, Buddhism, and Christianity all agree in asserting a revelation, though Christians go so far as to maintain that the revelation made to them was the only true one. There are many other points of similarity in the three religions. Floods, fires, and cataclysms appear in them all; all insist on the immortality of the soul and the immutability of the supreme Being; and all have a heaven and a hell. Of course the details vary, but the general underlying basis remains, and it is this with which theosophy concerns itself...
...said, beneficial, in so far as it reminds men of the all-importance of the subject of religion; but men should not allow themselves to be carried away by their feelings of charity as some Americans have been who have supposed themselves to be converted to Mohamedanism and Buddhism. On the other hand, some Christians consider it in the light of a detriment to their own religion if any of the good qualities of other religions are pointed...
...call attention to the meeting of the Harvard Religious Union to be held in Holden Chapel this evening. Professor C. R. Lanman will address the meeting on certain points connected with Buddha and Buddhism, with special reference to what Buddha was, what was his nature and what were his views. The Union hopes that in spite of the mid-year examinations this meeting may be well attended. The subject on which Professor Lanman will speak, though not widely known about in college, is interesting and worthy of attention...
...provisional scheme for the special courses in this department is as follows: "Buddhism," Professor M. Bloomfield, Johns Hopkins University; "The Babylonian-Assyrian Religion," Professor M. Jastrow, University of Pennsylvania; "Mazdeism," (not yet provided for); "Islam," Professor G. F. Moore, Andover Theological Seminary; "The Greek Religion," (not yet provided for); "The Old Norse Religion," Professor G. L. Kittredge, Harvard University...