The life of the Buddha and the early history of his order.
Derived from Tibetan works in the Bkah-hgyur and Bstan-hgyur. Followed by notices on the early history of Tibet and Khoten. Translated by W. Woodville Rockhill.

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Main Author

Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914.

Related Names

Nanjio, Bunyiu, 1849-1927.
Leumann, Ernst, 1859-1931.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner [pref. 1884]

Edition

Popular ed.

Subjects

Gautama Buddha.
Buddhism > Buddhism / History.
Hotan Xian (China) > Hotan Xian (China) / History.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Tibet Autonomous Region (China) / History.

Note

"The doctrines of the six heretical teachers, according to two Chinese versions of the Samana-phala sûtra, by Bunyia Nanjio": p. 255-259.
"Extracts from Bhagavatî XV. ... by Dr. Ernst Leumann": p. 249-255.

Physical Description

xii, 273 p. 21 cm.

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