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... CHARACTER , PHILOSOPHIC TEACHING , WIDE CULTURE , AND MANY LABOURS DEVOTED WITH EXEMPLARY FIDELITY TO THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE AND THE SERVICE OF MAN , THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR . PREFACE . N ° O apology is ...
... CHARACTER , PHILOSOPHIC TEACHING , WIDE CULTURE , AND MANY LABOURS DEVOTED WITH EXEMPLARY FIDELITY TO THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE AND THE SERVICE OF MAN , THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR . PREFACE . N ° O apology is ...
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... of miscellaneous litera- ture on Tibet and Lamaism may be seen from the bibliographical list in the appendix ; but it is all of a fragmentary and often conflicting character . und Kirche ' published thirty - five years ago ,
... of miscellaneous litera- ture on Tibet and Lamaism may be seen from the bibliographical list in the appendix ; but it is all of a fragmentary and often conflicting character . und Kirche ' published thirty - five years ago ,
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... character of Siddharta Gautama , or Sakya Muni , the founder of Buddhism ; though it is clear the canonical ac- counts regarding him are overlaid with legend , the fabulous addition of after days . Divested of its embellishment , the ...
... character of Siddharta Gautama , or Sakya Muni , the founder of Buddhism ; though it is clear the canonical ac- counts regarding him are overlaid with legend , the fabulous addition of after days . Divested of its embellishment , the ...
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... character , however , was merely a somewhat fantastic reproduction of the north Indian alphabet current in India at the time of Sam - bhota's visit . It exaggerates the flourishing curves of the " Kutila , " which was then coming into ...
... character , however , was merely a somewhat fantastic reproduction of the north Indian alphabet current in India at the time of Sam - bhota's visit . It exaggerates the flourishing curves of the " Kutila , " which was then coming into ...
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... character . In this form , as shaped by the Guru , Buddhism proved more attractive to the people , and soon became popular . Its doctrine of Karma , or ethical retribution , appealed to the fatalism which the Tibetans share with most ...
... character . In this form , as shaped by the Guru , Buddhism proved more attractive to the people , and soon became popular . Its doctrine of Karma , or ethical retribution , appealed to the fatalism which the Tibetans share with most ...
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