Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Should this little work in any degree enable the thoughtful reader to attain a correct and impartial view of the true nature of Buddhism in its original form, and should it prove useful to Christians living among Buddhists in producing in their minds more true sym pathy with the latter, and thus aid them to understand how best to present the great truths of the Gospel to those whose own gloomy philosophy so clearly proves their deep need of Christ, I shall be more than repaid for the many. Months of steady work which I have devoted to the preparation Of these pages.