The British Discovery of Buddhism
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This is the first book to examine the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerge from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhismof its founder, its doctrines, its ethics, its social practices, its truth and valueilluminates more than the variou...


