Content

• Titelblatt
• Widmung
• VII-X Preface
• XI-XIV Alphabet used for Transcription
• XV-XIX Contents
• XXI-XXIV List of illustrations
• 1-2 Indian Buddhism
• 3-8 I. Sketch of the life of Sakyamuni,the founder of Buddhism
• 9-14 II. Gradual rise and present area of the Buddhist religion
• 15-18 III. The religious system of Sakyamuni
• 19-29 IV. The Hinayana system
• 30-45 V. The Mahayana systems
• 46-57 VI. The system of mysticism
• 61-75 VII. Historical account of the introduction of Buddhism into Tibet
• 76-90 VIII. The sacred literature
• 91-102 IX. Views on Metempsychosis
• 103-121 X. Details characteristics of the religion of the people
• 122-142 XI. Translation of an address to the Buddhas of confesstion
• 145-176 XII. The Tibetan priesthood
• 177-200 XIII. Religious buildings and monuments
• 201-226 XIV. Representations of Buddhist deities
• 227-272 XV. Worship of the deities, and religious ceremonies
• 273-289 XVI. The systems of reckoning time
• 290-328 XVII. Description of various tables used for astrological purposes
• Appendix
• 331-369 A. Literature
• 371-392 B. Glossary of Tibetan terms
• 393-395 C. Additions to Chapter XI
• 397-403 Index