The British Discovery of Buddhism
Author: Philip C. Almond
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780521033855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 Buddhism--of its founder, its doctrines, its ethics, its social practices, its truth and value--illuminates more than the various aspects of Buddhist culture: it sheds light on the Victorian society making these judgements.