Coomaraswamy. Buddha and the gospel of Buddhism

Today's free book is Buddha and the gospel of Buddhism by Ananda Coomaraswamy (1916) with illustrations by Abanindro Nath Tagore and nanda Lal Bose. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

You can read more about Ananda Coomaraswamy at Wikipedia.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).



Table of Contents

Part I: The Life of the Buddha

Part II: The Gospel of Early Buddhism
1 Dhamma 
2 Samsara and Kamma (Karma) 
3 Buddhist Heavens and How to Reach Them 
4 Nibbana 
5 Ethics 
6 Conscience 
7 Spiritual Exercises 
8 Consolation 
9 The Order 
10 Tolerance 
11 Women 
12 Early Buddhism and Nature 
13 Buddhist Pessimism 
14 A Buddhist Emperor 

Part III: Contemporary Systems
1 Vedanta 
2 Samkhya 
3 Yoga 
4 Buddhism and Brahmanism 

Part IV: the Mahayana 
1 Beginnings of the Mahayana 
2 System of the Mahayana 
3 Ch'an, or Zen Buddhism 

Part V: Buddhist Art
1 Literature 
2 Sculpture and Painting 

Bibliography 
Glossary 
Index