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About The Popular Life of Buddha
BUDDHA was a religious reformer who died 470 years before the Christian era.
The following are some of the results due to the sojourn of this one man upon earth:-
1. The most formidable priestly tyranny that the world had ever seen crumbled away before his attack and the followers of Buddha were paramount in India for a thousand years.
2. The institution of caste was assailed and over-turned.
3. Polygamy was for the first time pronounced immoral and slavery condemned.
4. Woman from being considered a chattel and a beast of burden was for the first time considered man s equal and allowed to develop her spiritual life.
About the Arthur Lillie
Arthur Lillie was a British author and scholar active during the late 19th century best known for his writings on religion particularly Buddhism. A former officer in the British Army Lillie later devoted himself to religious and philosophical studies reflecting the era s growing Western interest in Eastern thought. He is most recognized for his book The Popular Life of Buddha (1887) in which he aimed to present the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha to a Western audience in an accessible format.
Language : English
Paperback : 340 pages
ISBN-10 : 8188043303
ISBN-13 : 978-8188043309
Reading age : 7 years and up
Dimensions : 13.7 x 1.3 x 21.3 cm