The lotus and the lion Buddhism and the British Empire / J. Jeffrey Franklin.

Author/creator Franklin, J. Jeffrey
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionxii, 273 p. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Buddhism in literature.
English literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Buddhism--Study and teaching. --Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
Great Britain--Religion. --19th century.

Contents The life of the Buddha in Victorian Britain -- Buddhism and the emergence of late-Victorian hybrid religions -- Romances of reincarnation, karma, and desire -- Buddhism and the empire of the self in Kipling's Kim -- Conclusion : the afterlife of Nirvana -- Appendix 1 : selective chronology of events in the European encounter with Buddhism -- Appendix 2 : summary of selected Buddhist tenets.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-263) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008022869
ISBN9780801447303 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801447305 (cloth : alk. paper)