One of the First books to Introduce Western Audiences to Buddhism
First Edition
Arnold, Edwin. The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation Being the Life And Teaching of Gautama Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879. First edition in original bindings, measuring 7 x 5" inches and 238 pages. Decorative gilt on cover and gilt lettering on spine. This text was one of the first to introduce Western audiences to the foundation of Buddhism and Eastern religions. The Light of Asia is an epic in poetic verse that tells the origin story of Buddhism and its founder, Siddartha Gautama, through the the voice of a fictional devotee of the Buddha.Item #17293
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