Buddhism Its History And Literature

About the Book :- A collection of six lectures delivered by the author during the winter of 1894-1895 at Cornell University, Ithaca, Lowell institute, Brown University, Brooklyn Institute, and Columbia College. The lectures discuss 1) religious theories in India before Buddhism 2) Authorities on which our knowledge of Buddhism are based; 3) Notes on the life of the Buddha; 4 & 5) the secret of Buddhism- the signs, the paths, the letters, the wheel of life and nirvana; and 6) some notes on the history of Buddhism. This book is a reprint of the 1896 edition. About the Author:-Thomas William Rhys Davids FBA was an English scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pāli Text Society. He took an active part in founding the British Academy and London School for Oriental Studies. Davids returned to Britain, and on passing his civil service exams was posted to Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) in 1863. When he was Magistrate of Galle and a case was brought before him involving questions of ecclesiastical law. He first learned of the Pāli language when a document in that language was brought in as evidence.Davids was posted as Assistant Government Agent of Nuwarakalaviya, where Anuradhapura was the administrative centre. The governor was Sir Hercules Robinson, who had founded the Archaeological Commission in 1868. His civil service career and his residence in Sri Lanka came to an abrupt end. The Title 'Buddhism Its History And Literature written/authored/edited by T. W. Rhys Davids', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231756 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 248 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-