1909. American Lectures on the History of Religions First Series 1894-1895. This compilation of lectures delivered Rhys, the celebrated Buddhist scholar, comprises one of the earliest successful attempts at informing the Western audience about the teachings of Buddhism, its development into an international religion, the various schools that emerged with the passage of time, the sources which enable us to know its history and finally how its study began in the Western world. Contents: Lecture I. Religious Theories in India Before Buddhism; Lecture II. Authorities on Which Our Knowledge of Buddhism is Based; Lecture III. Notes on the Life of the Buddha; Lecture IV. The Secret of Buddhism; and Lecture V. The Secret of Buddhism. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.