Excerpt from Reminiscences of a Roving Life
You Will find little enough of History, nothing of Science, and still less of statistics in these pages. If serious research is your aim, the Gazetteer the guide book, et koc genus omne, Will supply you with all your requirements. I can't - and don't pretend to.
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Max Muller (1823-1900) was a professor at Oxford University and a pioneer in the study of comparative religion. He provided the earliest English translations of many of the Hindu and Buddhist scriptures.
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