Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions. Adams William Henry Davenport
of the expressions, are from Max Müller.
6
So in Shelley’s lyrical drama of “Prometheus Unbound:” —
7
Max Müller, pp. 13, 14.
8
Professor Wilson propounded a theory to the effect that there never was any such man as Buddha, but the theory has found few supporters.
9
The name “Sakya” is made into “Sakya-muni,” —
10
Max Müller, pp. 14, 15.
11
Max Müller, pp. 15, 16, 17.
12
The following sketch is founded on M. Stanislas Julien’s “Voyages des Pélerins Buddhistes,” and on Max Müller’s review of that valuable work.
13
Max Müller, p. 36.
14
Voyages des Pélerins Bouddhistes. Vol. I. Histoire de la Vie de Hiouen-thsang, et ses Voyages dans l’Inde, depuis l’an 629 jusqu’en 645, par Hoeï-li et Yen-thsong; traduite du Chinois par Stanislas Julien.
15
Hoeï-li terminates the last book of his biography of the Master with a long and pompous panegyric of Hiouen-thsang. This
16
More correctly, Avesta-Zend.
17
Sanscrit,
18
The Pazend language was identical with the Parsi, i.e., the ancient Persian.
19
Dogs are here associated with man on account of their high value in an early stage of civilisation. Zarathustra protected them by special ordinances and penalties.
20
The bridge
21
Quarles.
22
Emanuel Deutsch, “Literary Remains,” (edit. 1874, pp. 32, 33.)