Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

CONTENTS vii
CHAPTBR PAGK
VII.—The Perilous Crossing of the Indus 221
VIII.—Woo-chang, or Udyana—Traces of Buddha 222
IX.—Soo-ho-to—Legends of Buddha 223
X.—Gandhara—Legends of Buddha 223
XL—Takshasila—Legends—The Four Great Topes 224
XII.—Buddha's Alms-bowl—Death of Hwuy-king 224
XIII.—Festival of Buddha's Skull-bone 226
XIV.—Crossing the Indus to the East 228
XV.—Sympathy of Monks with the Pilgrims 229
XVI.—Condition and Customs of Central India 230
XVII.—Legend of the Trayastrimsas Heaven 233
XVIII.—Buddha's Subjects of Discourse 236
XIX.—Legend of Buddha's Danta-kashtha 237
XX.—The Jetavana Vihara—Legends of Buddha 237
XXI.—The Three Predecessors of Sakyamuni 242
XXII.—Legends of Buddha's Birth 243
XXIII.—Legends of Rama and its Tope 245
XXIV.—Where Buddha Renounced the World 246
XXV.—The Kingdom of Vaisali 247
XXVI.—Remarkable Death of Ananda 249
XXVII.—King Asoka's Spirit-built Palace and Halls 250
XXVIII.—Rajagriha, New and Old—Legends Connected with It. 252
XXIX.—Fa-Hien Passes a Night on Gridhra-kuta Hill 253
XXX.—Srataparna Cave, or Cave of the First Council 254
XXXI.—Sakyamuni's Attaining to the Buddhaship 256
XXXII.—Legend of King Asoka in a Former Birth 258
XXXIII.—Kasyapa Buddha's Skeleton on Mount Gurupada 260
XXXIV.—On the Way Returning to Patna 261
XXXV.—Dakshina, and the Pigeon Monastery 262
XXXVI.—Fa-Hien's Indian Studies 264
XXXVII.—Fa-Hien's Stay in Champa and Tamalipti 265
XXXVIII.—At Ceylon—Feats of Buddha—His Statue in Jade. .. . 266
XXXIX.—Cremation of an Arhat—Sermon of a Devotee 270
XL.—After Two Years Fa-Hien Takes Ship for China 272
Conclusion 277
THE SORROWS OF HAN
Introduction 281
Translator's Preface 283
Dramatis Personae 286
Prologue 287
Act First 290
Act Second 293
Act Third 298
Act Fourth 301