History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.96

v7.c91.96

¹⁵¹¹ Vide his eloquent Intro to S. B. E. vol. XI p. 142 'Never in the history of the world had a scheme of salvation been put forth so simple in its nature, so free from any superhuman agency, so independent of, so even antagonistic to the belief in a soul, the belief in God, the hope for a future life. Buddha put forth deliberately the doctrine of a salvation to be found here in this life in an inward change of heart to be brought about by perseverance in a mere system of self-culture and of self-control. That system is called the Noble Eight-fold Path'