The Buddhist Catechism - Softcover

Olcott, Henry Steel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1546653244 ISBN 13: 9781546653240

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

1. Question. Of what religion are you? Answer. The Buddhist. 2. Q. What is Buddhism? A. It is a body of teachings given out by the great personage known as the Buddha. 3. Q. Is "Buddhism" the best name for this teaching? A. No; that is only a western term: the best name for it is Bauddha Dharma. 4. Q. Would you call a person a Buddhist who had merely been born of Buddha parents? A. Certainly not. A Buddhist is one who not only professes belief in the Buddha as the noblest of Teachers, in the Doctrine preached by Him, and in the Brotherhood of Arhats, but practises His precepts in daily life. 5. Q. What is a male lay Buddhist called? A. An Upasaka. 6. Q. What a female? A. An Upasika. 7. Q. When was this doctrine first preached? A. There is some disagreement as to the actual date, but according to the Sinhalese Scriptures it was in the year 2513 of the (present) Kali-Yuga.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1546653244
• ISBN 13: 9781546653240
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74