The lotus and the lion : Buddhism and the British Empire / J. Jeffrey Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, J. Jeffrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism in literature.

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Buddhism--Study and teaching--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Buddhism.

Great Britain--Religion--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8014-5859-5

OCLC:

726824358