BUM-llSM:— A Lecture delivered before the Colombo 

 Young Mens Christian Association ; by the late Rev, D. J . 

 Gogerly, — With Introduction by the Eev. John Scott, 

 and Notes by the Eev. D. de SiLVA. 



In a recently published essay on Buddhism, Professor 

 Mux Midler after referring to the Pali studies of the late 

 Mr. Tumour says, "The exploration of the Ceylonese 

 literature has since been taken up again by the Eev. D, J. 

 Gogerly, whose essays are scattered about in Sinhalese 

 periodicals and little known in Europe," Mr. Gogerly 

 devoted a great part of the labour of forty years to resear- 

 ches in Buddhism as set forth in the original Pali works, 

 and the results of his investigations cannot fail to be of 

 value to the students of a religion which is professed by 

 11 earl v one third of the human race. The following lecture, 

 delivered in Colombo shortly before Mr. Gogerly's death, 

 contains, it is believed, the latest and most comprehensive 

 account published by him of this strange oriental system of 

 mingled religion and philosophy. 



There are some of the lecturer's conclusions to which it 

 may be desirable to attract attention. For instance, a 

 question much agitated some years ago was, which was the 

 earlier system, Brahmauism or Buddhism? It will be seen 

 Mr. Gogerly holds the opinion now generally entertained, 

 that Buddhism was a reaction against the abuses of the 

 Brahmanical system. The second paragraph of the lecture 

 refers to Goutama's statement that many preceding Bud- 

 dhashad existed possibly some of his doctrines had been 



