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Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3

by Charles Eliot

The author was a British diplomat posted to Asia and his great work was interrupted by World War I, finally being published in 1921. It has been described as the definitive work on the subject and the style is easy to read and follow. In this, the third, volume, Eliot examines Buddhism outside India, and the interaction between eastern and western religions.
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Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Charles Eliot

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English

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English

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1962

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Sir Charles Norton Edgcumbe Eliot was a British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist. He served as Commissioner of British East Africa in 1900–1904. He was British Ambassador to Japan i...

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