Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by some points in the history of Indian Buddhism

Davids, T. W. Rhys

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1882

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], vii, [1], 262, [6] errata and ads; original blue-gray cloth, gilt-stamped spine; fore-edges of the free endpapers slightly nicked; a good to very good copy in a sound binding and with a clean text block. "Thomas William Rhys Davids (1843-1922) was an English scholar of the P?li language and founder of the P?li Text Society. He took an active part in founding the British Academy and London School for Oriental Studies . Rhys Davids attempted to promote Theravada Buddhism and P?li scholarship in Britain. He actively lobbied the government (in co-operation with the Asiatic Society of Great Britain) to expand funding for the study of Indian languages and literature, using numerous arguments over how this might strengthen the British hold on India" (Wikipedia).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by some points in the history of Indian Buddhism
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1882
• Edition: 1st Edition
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  • Theology
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  • India