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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. Unwittingly, these men helped lay the foundations for the revival of Buddhism in Asia during the 19th century and its spread to the West in the 20th.

Charles Allen's book is a mixture of detective work and story-telling, as this acknowledged master of British Indian history pieces together early Buddhist history to bring a handful of extraoridinary characters to life.

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  • Title The Buddha and the Sahibs
  • Author Charles Allen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Ed
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Murray Publishers, London: England
  • Publication date 2003-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780719554285 / 0719554284
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Category Religion - World Religions
  • Library of Congress subjects Buddhism - India - History, Buddhist scholars
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004445810
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.309

About the author

Charles Allen made his reputation with his celebrated oral histories, starting with Plain Tales from the Raj, which has now sold over 250 000 copies. His most recent book was Soldier Sahibs, which the Sunday Times called 'magnificent' and the Daily Telegraph 'marvellous'.
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