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Buddhism: Its History and Literature

Author: Davids, T.W. Rhys

Keywords: Lectures, Theology, History, Buddhism in India, 1894, Pali literature, Religion

Issue Date: 1896

Publisher: London, Knickerhocker

Description: In 1891, Prof. Jastrow submitted a plan to establish popular lecture courses to promote the historical study of religion in front of fifteen people (who later became an association). This book is a compilation of the first six lectures delivered on Buddhism by Prof. T. W. Rhys Davids during the winter of 1894 - 1895 in Universities of Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Columbia, and Philadelphia. It contains lectures on religious theories in India before Buddhism, The literature behind the knowledge of Buddhism, Notes on Buddha's life, and the history and secrets of Buddhism.

Type: Report

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Davids, T.W. Rhys
dc.date.accessioned 2006-11-15T08:46:42Z
2018-05-31T01:06:29Z
dc.date.available 2006-11-15T08:46:42Z
2018-05-31T01:06:29Z
dc.description In 1891, Prof. Jastrow submitted a plan to establish popular lecture courses to promote the historical study of religion in front of fifteen people (who later became an association). This book is a compilation of the first six lectures delivered on Buddhism by Prof. T. W. Rhys Davids during the winter of 1894 - 1895 in Universities of Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Columbia, and Philadelphia. It contains lectures on religious theories in India before Buddhism, The literature behind the knowledge of Buddhism, Notes on Buddha's life, and the history and secrets of Buddhism.
dc.date.issued 1896
dc.description.sponsorship Delhi Superintendent Government of India
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dc.format.mimetype application/pdfapplication/pdftext/plain
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher London, Knickerhocker
dc.relation.ispartofseries 294.3 DAV-B
dc.subject Lectures, Theology, History, Buddhism in India, 1894, Pali literature, Religion
dc.type Report
dc.date.copyright 1896
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Davids, T.W. Rhys
dc.date.accessioned 2006-11-15T08:46:42Z
2018-05-31T01:06:29Z
dc.date.available 2006-11-15T08:46:42Z
2018-05-31T01:06:29Z
dc.description In 1891, Prof. Jastrow submitted a plan to establish popular lecture courses to promote the historical study of religion in front of fifteen people (who later became an association). This book is a compilation of the first six lectures delivered on Buddhism by Prof. T. W. Rhys Davids during the winter of 1894 - 1895 in Universities of Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Columbia, and Philadelphia. It contains lectures on religious theories in India before Buddhism, The literature behind the knowledge of Buddhism, Notes on Buddha's life, and the history and secrets of Buddhism.
dc.date.issued 1896
dc.description.sponsorship Delhi Superintendent Government of India
dc.format.extent 6800766 bytes1832 bytes
dc.format.mimetype application/pdfapplication/pdftext/plain
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher London, Knickerhocker
dc.relation.ispartofseries 294.3 DAV-B
dc.subject Lectures, Theology, History, Buddhism in India, 1894, Pali literature, Religion
dc.type Report
dc.date.copyright 1896