Namô Tassa Bhagavatô Arahatô Sammâ Sambudhassa.
The Buddhist Catechism
by Paul Carus
PRESIDENT-FOUNDER OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
Approved and recommended for use in Buddhist schools by_ H. Sumangala, _Pradhâna Nayaka Sthavira, High Priest of the Sripada and Western Province and Principal of the Vidyodaya Parivêna.
Forty-Second Edition. Corrected.
Madras:
The “Theosophist” Office, Adyar.
LONDON AND BENARES: THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING SOCIETY.
[1903]
Scanned, proofed, formatted at sacred-texts.com, May 2009, by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the US because it was published prior to 1923.
¶ DEDICATION.
In token of respect and affection I dedicate to my counsellor and friend of many years, Hikkaduwe Sumangala, Pradhâna Nâyaka Sthavira and High Priest of Adam’s Peak (Sripada) and the Western Province, the “Buddhist Catechism,” in its revised form.
H. S. OLCOTT.
ADYAR, 1903.
¶ CERTIFICATE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
Vidyodaya College,
Colombo, 7th July, 1881.
I hereby certify that I have carefully examined the Sinhalese version of the catechism prepared by Colonel H. S. Olcott, and that the same is in agreement with the Canon of the Southern Buddhist Church. I recommend the work to teachers in Buddhist schools, and to all others who may wish to impart information to beginners about the essential features of our religion.
H. Sumangala,
High Priest of the Sripada & Galle, and Principal of the Vidyodaya Parivena.
Vidyodaya College,
April 7th, 1897.
I have gone over the thirty-third (English) edition of the catechism, with the help of interpreters, and. confirm my recommendation for its use in Buddhist schools.
H. SUMANGALA.
¶ Index
- Preface
- Part I. The Life of the Buddha
- Part II. The Dharma or Doctrine
- Part III. The Sangha
- Part IV. The Rise and Spread of Buddhism
- Part V. Buddhism and Science
- Appendix
- Bibliography