The Buddha and the Sahibs
The Men Who Discovered India's Lost Religion
$39.22
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2003
Summary
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, Sanskrit, that clues about the origins of a religion quite distinct from Hinduism began to be deciphered from inscriptions on pillars and rocks.
This study tells the story of the search that followed, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719554285 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719554284 |
| Author: | Charles Allen |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2003 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Few books have so succinctly yet accessibly investigated such a lesser-known yet seminally important corner of Indian history - Martin Booth, Sunday Times
Allen has excelled himself, and this highly cultured and also finely illustrated offering is a thoroughly absorbing distraction - Justin Wintle, Financial Times In the nineteenth century, a group of enthusiastic Europeans … set about unearthing evidence in India of ancient Buddhist teachings. Their fascinating story is told by Allen in an intriguing mixture of part detective work and part evocative storytelling - Daily ExpressAbout The Author
Charles Allen
Charles Allen made his reputation with his celebrated oral histories, starting with Plain Tales from the Raj, which has now sold over 250 000 copies. His most recent book was Soldier Sahibs, which the Sunday Times called ‘magnificent’ and the Daily Telegraph ‘marvellous’.
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