Mahavansa - 2 Vols.


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Containing Chapters 1-100. Translated From The Original Pali Into English For The Government Of Ceylon. Vol. I: Containing Chapters 1-38; Vol. Ii: Containing Chapters 39-100.




Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record


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A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.




The Mahāvamsa


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The Life of Buddha


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Authoriative account of the life of Buddha utilizing information never presented in a western form.










Buddhist Manuscript Cultures


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Buddhist Manuscript Cultures explores how religious and cultural practices in premodern Asia were shaped by literary and artistic traditions as well as by Buddhist material culture. This study of Buddhist texts focuses on the significance of their material forms rather than their doctrinal contents, and examines how and why they were made. Contributions are by reputed scholars in Buddhist Studies and represent diverse disciplinary approaches from religious studies, art history, anthropology, and history.