02516nam 2200601Ia 450 991081261880332120200520144314.00-8014-5859-5(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 Buddhism and the British Empire /J. Jeffrey Franklin1st ed.Ithaca 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 is indisputably gaining prominence in the West, as is evidenced by the growth of Buddhist practice within many traditions and keen interest in meditation and mindfulness. In The Lotus and the Lion, J. Jeffrey Franklin traces the historical.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. Jeffrey1123525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812618803321The lotus and the lion4067668UNINA