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The Search for the Buddha: The Men Who Discovered India's Lost Religion
The Search for the Buddha The Men Who Discovered India's Lost Religion
Author: Charles Allen
Buddhism is now 2,500 years old and has about 300 million followers worldwide and almost 3 million adherents in the United States. Yet, until the late eighteenth century when Sir William "Oriental" Jones broke the Brahmins' prohibition on learning the sacred language of Sanskrit, the Buddha's teachings were treasures unappreciated in the West. U...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786711970
ISBN-10: 0786711973
Pages: 322
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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