Sakya or Buddhist Origins

Davids C.A.F. Rhys

ISBN 10: 8121513146 / ISBN 13: 9788121513142

Published by Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 2017

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pp. 444.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sakya or Buddhist Origins
• Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8121513146
• ISBN 13: 9788121513142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Sakya or Buddhist Origins by Mrs Rhys Davids is as relevant today as it was in 1928, the year of its first publication. Time has added to its value. The remarkable progress in the realm of Science has not abated man’s yearning for the call of the quest. As the title implies, its aim is to unravel the genuine message of Gotama, the Buddha, from the accretions in the Pali scriptures, by adopting the techniques of archaeology. It is divided into two parts. Part one treats of “the discovery, the reconstruction, the rehabilitation of that which, at its birth, was a new and true word from very man to very man, true always and everywhere.” Part two tells how this gospel came to be dressed “to suit a monastic set of ideals.” An appendix dealing with Pali Pitakas is added. Over the years, in spite of a large number of books, the horizons of knowledge about Buddhism have remained stationary. This book takes a further step in widening that knowledge and thus provides an impetus for further research.