The life, or legend of Gaudama,

£850 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Bigandet (1813-1894), French Catholic Missionary and Buddhist Scholar, spent over fifty years in Burma. Based on Burmese sources and printed in Rangoon, the work provided a valuable source of information at a time when Buddhism was little known in the West. First published in 1858, this second edition is considerably enlarged. Second edition, 8vo, [iv], xi, 538 pp., contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed, a very good copy.

• Binding: Hardcover

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