Among  the  most  useful  products  of  this  inquiry,  mention
may  be  made  of  a  book  which  an  American  scholar  has
published."  In  that  helpful  volume  a  comparison  is  drawn
between  the  Founders,  the  Scriptures,  and  the  Ethics  of  the
two  Faiths.  Expounding  his  thesis  with  minuteness  of
detail,  with  a  firm  grasp  of  his  material,  and  (though  occu-
pying, quite  manifestly,  the  rigidly  Christian  standpoint)
evidently  endeavouring  to  hold  the  scales  with  an  impartial
hand,  the  author  has  rendered  a  permanent  service  to  all
who  accept  his  leadership.
It  should  be  remarked  that,  in  the  prosecution  of  the
quest  now  under  consideration,  there  are  two  lines  of  pro-
cedure that  may  be  followed,  viz.,  either  (1)  one  lieHgion
may  be  compared  with  another,  particular  reference  being

^  For  relevant  literature,  etc.,  see  pages  77  f.
-  Samuel  Henry  Kellogg,  The  Light  of  Asia  and  the  Lixjht  of  the  World.
New  York,  1885.  See  also  Bishop  Titcomb,  Short  Chapters  on  Buddhisvi,
pp.  192-200.  London,  1883.  Also  Alfred  Bertholet,  Buddhisnms  und
Chrisientu7n.     Tubingen,  1902.
