Author: Joseph Mullens

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 9781330038062

Excerpt from Vedantims, Brahmism, and Christianity: Examined and Compared, a Prize Essay In September, 1849, the Committee of the Calcutta Christian Tract and Book Society issued the following notice: "It is proposed to award a Prize of Three Hundred Rupees to the best Essay, either in English or Bengali, on Vedantism, or the systems included under that name. "The Essayist will be required to give an account of the Origin and Antiquity of Vedantism, and of its true characters and dogmas, illustrated by copious quotations from Vyasa and his followers; and to discuss in like manner the question whether any such system is really to be found in the Vedas. "He will then examine whether the modern system so called, as taught in the Bramha Sabha, be identical with the Vedanta of Vyasa; and if not, what its peculiar doctrines are, and on what foundation they rest. "Finally, the Essayist will be required to point out the insuperable difficulties which lie in the way of receiving either of these systems as a revelation from God; and to contrast them with Christianity, as adapted to be the religion of mankind." The present Essay was among others written in reply to this notice, and to it the prize was awarded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.