This book gives an accurate account of the life of the Buddha. "The aim of this book", said the author, "is to set forth as simply as possible the Gospel of Buddhism according to the Buddhist Scriptures, and to consider the Buddhist systems in relation to the Brahmanical systems in which they originate, and to those systems of Christian mysticism which afford the nearest anaogies" Please note: This book is in easy to read true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable.