LECTURE XII. Ceremonial and Ritualistic Buddhism.
Opposition of early Buddhism to sacerdotalism and ceremonialism. Reaction. Religious superstition in Tibet and Mongolia. Accounts by Koeppen, Schlagintweit, Markham, Huc, Sarat Chandra Das. Admission-ceremony of a novice in Burma and Ceylon. Boy-pupils. Daily life in Burmese monasteries, according to Shway Yoe. Observances during Vassa. Pirit ceremony. Maha-ba[n.]a Pirit. Admission-ceremonies in Tibet and Mongolia. Dress and equipment of a Lamistic monk. Dorje. Prayer-bell. Use of Tibetan language in the Ritual. A. Csoma de Körös' life and labours. Form and character of the Lamistic Ritual. Huc's description of a particular Ritual. Holy water, consecrated grain, tea-drinking. Ceremonies in Sikkim and Ladak. Ceremony at Sarat Chandra Das' presentation to the Dalai Lama. Ceremony at translation of a chief Lama's soul. Other ceremonies. Uposatha and fast-days. Circumambulation. Comparison with Roman Catholic Ritual 303-339
LECTURE XIII. Festivals, Domestic Rites, and Formularies of Prayers.
New Year's Festivals in Burma and Tibet. Festivals of Buddha's birth and death. Festival of lamps. Local Festivals. Chase of the spirit-kings. Religious masquerades and dances. Religious dramas in Burma and Tibet. Weapons used against evil spirits. Dorje. Phurbu. Tattooing in Burma. Domestic rites and usages. Birth-ceremonies in Ceylon and Burma. Name-giving ceremonies. Horoscopes. Baptism in Tibet and Mongolia. Amulets. Marriage-ceremonies. Freedom of women in Buddhist countries. Usages in sickness. Merit gained by saving animal-life. Usages at death. Cremation. Funeral-ceremonies in Sikkim, Japan, Ceylon, Burma, Tibet, and Mongolia. Exposure of corpses in Tibet and Mongolia. Prayer-formularies. Monlam. Ma[n.]i-padme or 'jewel-lotus' formulary. Prayer-wheels, praying-cylinders and method of using them. Formularies on rocks, etc. Man Dangs. Prayer-flags. Mystic formularies. Rosaries. [D.]amaru. Manual of daily prayers 340-386
The sacred land of Buddhism. Kapila-vastu, the Buddha's birth-place. The arrow-fountain. Buddha-Gaya. Ancient Temple. Sacred tree. Restoration of Temple. Votive Stupas. Mixture of Buddhism and Hinduism. Hiouen Thsang's description of Buddha-Gaya. Sarnath near Benares. Ruined Stupa. Sculpture illustrating four events in the Buddha's career. Raja-g[r.]iha. Scene of incidents in the Buddha's life. Deva-datta's plots. Satta-pa[n.][n.]i cave. [.S]ravasti. Residence in Jeta-vana monastery. Sandal-wood image. Miracles. Vai[.s]ali, place of second council. Description by Hiouen Thsang and Fa-hien. Kau[.s]ambi. Great monolith. Nalanda monastery. Hiouen Thsang's description. Sa[.n]ka[.s]ya, place of Buddha's descent from heaven. Account of the triple ladder. Saketa or Ayodhya. Miraculous tree. Kanya-kubja. [.S]iladitya. Pa[t.]ali-putra. A[.s]oka's palace. Founding of hospitals. First Stupa. Kesariya. Ruined mound. Stupa. Ku[.s]i-nagara, the place of the Buddha's death and Pari-nirva[n.]a 387-425