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London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd., [1925] Hard cover, 8vo., in half red cloth over tan cloth-covered boards, with a paper labels to the top board and spine, printed in black. lxxx, 256 pp. This work is partially based on the 1880 translations of V. Fausböll of the estimated 550 tales forming the birth-stories, of interest to the western student of the history of Indian literature. Extensive new introductory material includes a number of essays on Buddhist belief, its translation to the West, including the relation of the birth-stories to Greek and Roman myth, and connection to biblical stories. A number of the estimated 550 Jataka Tales, said to form the "Buddhist canonical scriptures," are translated into English by Thomas William Rys Davids, (1843-1922), an expert in the ancient Pāli language founder of the London School for Oriental Studies, and Professor at the University of London from1882-1904 and founder of the London School for Oriental Studies. A review of the13-volume Broadway…
Read More Buddhist birth stories or Jataka tales the oldest collection of folk-lore extant being The Jatakatthavannana Volume 1 1880 [Hardcover] by V. Fausboll, T.W. Rhys Davids - 2016
by V. Fausboll, T.W. Rhys Davids
Buddhist birth stories or Jataka tales the oldest collection of folk-lore extant being The Jatakatthavannana Volume 1 1880 [Hardcover]
by V. Fausboll, T.W. Rhys Davids
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2016. Hardcover. New. [Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms] Lang: - English, Vol: - Volume 1, Pages 424. Reprinted in 2016 with the help of original edition published long back [1880]. This book is printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Any type of Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.
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- Binding Hardcover
- Date Published 2016
- Pages 424