The light of Asia :
or, The great renunciation = (Mahâbhinishkramana) : being the life and teaching of Gautama, prince of India and founder of Buddhism (as told in verse by an Indian Buddhist) /
by Edwin Arnold.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : Trübner, 1885.
- Summary
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"This classic book contains the life of Prince Gautama Buddha, told in verse by Sir Edwin Arnold. Greatly inspiring and moving, this work was one of the first to introduce Europeans to Buddhism, and will still prove to be a fascinating and enlightening read today."
- Note
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"The illustrations are taken, for the most part, from photographs of Buddhist sculptures and frescoes found in ancient ruins in India."--p. [ix].
- Physical Description
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xxiii, 196 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm.
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