The Buddha and the sahibs: the men who discovered India's lost religion
Today there are many Buddhists in the West, but for 2000 years the Buddha's teachings were unknown outside Asia. It was not until the late 18th century, when Sir William Oriental Jones, a British judge in India, broke through the Brahmin's prohibition on learning their sacred language. San...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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London
John Murray
2002
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| In: | Year: 2002 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Buddhism
/ Excavations
/ Rediscovery of
/ History 1790-1910
B India / Culture / Britons / Orientalist / History 1790-1910 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
Study and teaching
India
B India History British occupation, 1765-1947 B Buddhism History India B Scholars, Buddhist B Buddhist antiquities India |