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| The Buddha and the sahibs：the men who discovered India's lost religion | ||
| Author | Allen, Charles |
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| Date | 2003, 2002 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Publisher | John Murray |
| Location | London, England, UK [倫敦, 英格蘭, 英國] |
| Content type | 書籍=Book |
| Language | 英文=English |
| Note | Originally published：2002 |
| Keyword | India History; |
| Abstract | Today there are many Buddhists in the West，but for 2000 years the Buddha's teachings were unknown outside Asia. It was not until the late 18th century，when Sir William "Oriental" Jones, a British judge in India, broke through the Brahmin's prohibition on learning their sacred language. Sanskrit，that clues about the origins of a religion quite distinct from Hinduism began to be deciphered from inscriptions on pillars and rocks. This study tells the story of the search that followed，as evidence mounted that countries as diverse as Ceylon，Japan and Tibet shared a religion which had its origins in India yet was unknown there. British rule brought to India, Burma and Ceylon a whole band of enthusiastic Orientalist amateurs - soldiers, administrators and adventurers - intent on investigating the subcontinent's lost past：men such as the naturalist Dr Francis Buchanan，the eccentric Hungarian wanderer Alexander Csoma di Koros, the soldier-turned-archaeologist Alexander Cunningham and the brilliant scientist James Prinsep who in six frenzied weeks cracked the code of the mysterious lettering inscribed on the Great Stupa at Sanchi. In doing so，Prinsep unhinged his mind，but his breakthrough led to the discovery of the legendary Buddhist emperor，Ashoka, as well as the further discovery of the lost holy places of Buddhism in the plains of Bihar and the foothills of the Himalayas. Unwittingly，these men helped lay the foundations for the revival of Buddhism in Asia in the 19th century and its spread to the West in the 20th. Charles Allen's book is a mixture of detective work，as each of the missing pieces of early Buddhist history is found and pieced together，and story-telling，as this acknowledged master of British Indian history brings to life a handful of extraordinary characters. |
| ISBN | 0719554284 |
| Hits | 776 |
| Created date | 2003.08.15 |
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