02253nam 2200577Ia 450 991078983510332120230721014008.00-8014-5859-5(CKB)2670000000080890(OCoLC)726824358(CaPaEBR)ebrary10457709(SSID)ssj0000485663(PQKBManifestationID)11318072(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485663(PQKBWorkID)10609091(PQKB)10543824(MiAaPQ)EBC3138087(MdBmJHUP)muse28780(Au-PeEL)EBL3138087(CaPaEBR)ebr10457709(OCoLC)922998064(EXLCZ)99267000000008089020080522d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe lotus and the lion[electronic resource] Buddhism and the British Empire /J. Jeffrey FranklinIthaca Cornell University Press20081 online resource (287 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8014-4730-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Buddhism in literatureEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismBuddhismStudy and teachingGreat BritainHistory19th centuryGreat BritainReligion19th centuryBuddhism in literature.English literatureHistory and criticism.BuddhismStudy and teachingHistory820.9/382943Franklin J. Jeffrey1123525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789835103321The lotus and the lion3744014UNINA