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Jr. Lopez, Donald S. (EDT)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication date
November 22, 2016
Pages
288
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780226391236
ISBN-10
022639123X
Dimensions
0 by 6 by 9 in.
Original list price
$27.50
Other format details
university press
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Dispelling the Darkness: A Jesuitâs Quest for the Soul of Tibet | The Lotus Sutra | Celestial Masters | The Training Anthology of Santideva | Remembering the Lotus-born | The Hindu Tantric World | A Historical Atlas of Tibet | Image Problems | What's Wrong With Mindfulness and What Isn't
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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of European fantasies about the Buddha drawn from the works of dozens of authors over fifteen hundred years, including Clement of Alexandria, Marco Polo, St. Francis Xavier, Voltaire, and Sir William Jones.
Featuring writings by soldiers, adventurers, merchants, missionaries, theologians, and colonial officers, this volume contains a wide range of portraits of the Buddha. The descriptions are rarely flattering, as all manner of reportsâsome accurate, some inaccurate, and some garbledâcame to circulate among European savants and eccentrics, many of whom were famous in their day but are long forgotten in ours. Taken together, these accounts present a fascinating picture, not only of the Buddha as he was understood and misunderstood for centuries, but also of his portrayers.
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Featuring writings by soldiers, adventurers, merchants, missionaries, theologians, and colonial officers, this volume contains a wide range of portraits of the Buddha. The descriptions are rarely flattering, as all manner of reportsâsome accurate, some inaccurate, and some garbledâcame to circulate among European savants and eccentrics, many of whom were famous in their day but are long forgotten in ours. Taken together, these accounts present a fascinating picture, not only of the Buddha as he was understood and misunderstood for centuries, but also of his portrayers.
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Reprint edition from Univ of Chicago Pr (November 22, 2016)
9780226391236 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $27.50
About: We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient.
About: We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient.
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